Prime VideoMuscle of the Dragon (1981)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Not Rated
Overview
Kim Man-sul who is released from prison after serving time for illegally smuggling and manufacturing methamphetamines turns up missing. Police investigator Pak Geo-ryong infiltrates the headquarters of a cult religious group called Baewon-gyo after learning that their general director, Pak Sang-gyu and Kim were associated. Geo-ryong exposes the secrets of Baewon-gyo with the help of Kyung-ah, the daughter of the high priest. He plans to escape and rescue Wu-ryong whose cover is blown as a cop. Geo-ryong and Wu-ryong are captured after trying to stop the Baewon-gyo from taking over the methamphetamine sweat house. But they make a narrow escape and take over the criminals in a mountain villa.
Starring Cast
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Prime VideoBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Buddhism: Positive
Overview
Kim Man-sul who is released from prison after serving time for illegally smuggling and manufacturing methamphetamines turns up missing. Police investigator Pak Geo-ryong infiltrates the headquarters of a cult religious group called Baewon-gyo after learning that their general director, Pak Sang-gyu and Kim were associated. Geo-ryong exposes the secrets of Baewon-gyo with the help of Kyung-ah, the daughter of the high priest. He plans to escape and rescue Wu-ryong whose cover is blown as a cop. Geo-ryong and Wu-ryong are captured after trying to stop the Baewon-gyo from taking over the methamphetamine sweat house. But they make a narrow escape and take over the criminals in a mountain villa.
Starring Cast
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Prime VideoDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Due to the absence of specific plot or thematic details for "Muscle of the Dragon," a definitive political bias cannot be determined, leading to a neutral rating.
The film's casting is consistent with its likely East Asian cultural origin, featuring appropriate representation without explicit race or gender swaps of roles traditionally associated with other demographics. Based on the limited information, the narrative does not appear to contain explicit critiques of traditional identities or strong DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays Buddhist principles and monastic life with respect, often through the depiction of wise masters or disciplined temple settings. It emphasizes virtues like inner peace, self-control, and moral guidance as integral to martial arts mastery and personal development.
Based on the information provided, 'Muscle of the Dragon' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, leading to a net impact rating of N/A for its portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Muscle of the Dragon (1981) is an original martial arts film. Its characters were created for this specific movie and do not have prior canonical or historical gender baselines from source material or previous installments that could be subject to a gender swap.
This 1981 Hong Kong martial arts film features original characters typical of its genre and region. There is no evidence of characters being established as a different race in prior source material or history before their portrayal in this film.
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