Music Gamble

Music Gamble is the titular tritagonist of the poorly-received 2021 film Music. She is portrayed by Maddie Ziegler in her first film role.

Why She Sucks

 * 1) The core problem is that she is an ableist caricature without any personality whose characterization amounts to a bunch of autistic stereotypes and nothing else.
 * 2) She is constantly objectified throughout the movie as she only serves as an obstacle for Ebo and Zu to overcome.
 * 3) Maddie Ziegler does an absolutely horrible job portraying her, especially with the overuse of the open mouth.
 * 4) *Not only that, Maddie Ziegler was a controversial casting choice, to begin with, as she is neurotypical and was only cast because she is a frequent collaborator of Sia, the director of the film. In fact, Ziegler was worried about making fun of autistic people during filming, to the point where she once broke down crying on set. Sia also forced Maddie Ziegler to play the role against her own will, meaning that Sia mentally and emotionally abused her.
 * 5) She is a total Mary Sue who gets respected and liked at first sight by all the other characters. Not only that, she never feels grief or sadness, is self-sufficient enough to brush her teeth and dress without explanation, and always sees the world as a bed of roses!
 * 6) In the opening dance number Oh Body, a mental version of Music is depicted as blackface with cornrow-inspired headphones.
 * 7) Her characterization drew comparisons to a school bully making fun of an autistic person.
 * 8) The methods used by the two main characters to restrain Music are extremely inappropriate and possibly even lethal.
 * 9) Despite being the titular character of the movie, she is mostly portrayed as a supporting character, as the film focuses more on Zu and Ebo.
 * 10) Her character name sounds poor. For a girl like her, Melody would be a better-sounding name (according to a comment from Shellbie May).

The Only Redeeming Quality

 * 1) The concept of a non-verbal, severely autistic character in the film is good, even if it was executed at its worst here.

Trivia

 * 1) Ziegler hated her portrayal of the character early on. Sadly, Sia forced her to play the role against her will.