Leans Traditional
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Once Upon a Time in America
(1984)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
The Knife (1972)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Not Rated
Overview
“Ghassan Kanafani’s novella ‘All That’s Left to You’ (1966) is perhaps one of the most significant Palestinian texts, navigating an abstract symbology of collaboration, violation, and resistance in Gaza. Its adaptation, THE KNIFE, is a largely-unseen and necessarily contingent film. Produced under the auspices of the Syrian General Cinema Organization (GCO), just as Tewfiq Saleh’s THE DUPES (1973), it too changes the end of its originating Kanafani text, in this case flattening it. What results then is a morass of Arab reaction, at once ghostly beach pastoral and nightmarish bedroom narrative, unfinished and elliptical.” –Kaleem Hawa
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
“Ghassan Kanafani’s novella ‘All That’s Left to You’ (1966) is perhaps one of the most significant Palestinian texts, navigating an abstract symbology of collaboration, violation, and resistance in Gaza. Its adaptation, THE KNIFE, is a largely-unseen and necessarily contingent film. Produced under the auspices of the Syrian General Cinema Organization (GCO), just as Tewfiq Saleh’s THE DUPES (1973), it too changes the end of its originating Kanafani text, in this case flattening it. What results then is a morass of Arab reaction, at once ghostly beach pastoral and nightmarish bedroom narrative, unfinished and elliptical.” –Kaleem Hawa
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The rating is neutral as no specific plot details or thematic content were provided, precluding an assessment of ideological context or narrative solutions.
Based on the absence of specific details regarding casting or narrative, the movie is assessed as having light DEI characteristics. This assumes a contemporary approach to casting with some visible diversity, but without explicit recasting of traditional roles, and a narrative that does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center DEI themes.
Secondary
The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Consequently, there is no specific portrayal to evaluate within the framework of positive, negative, or neutral depictions.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
No source material, prior adaptations, or historical context for "The Knife" (1972) was provided. Therefore, there is no established canonical or historical gender for any character to compare against the film's portrayal, making it impossible to identify a gender swap.
There is no widely recognized source material, historical record, or prior installment for "The Knife" (1972) that establishes the canonical race of its characters. Therefore, no character's portrayal can be identified as a race swap.
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