Leans Progressive
6.5
The Taking of Tiger Mountain
(2014)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Chimes at Midnight (1944)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Not Rated
Overview
Four travelers attempt to escape a small town in Manchuria, but their bus breaks down on a dirt road. Unwilling to be left homeless, they return and rent rooms at a hotel. Meanwhile, a young man named Zhicheng, a local buffoon in love with the innkeeper's daughter, encounters the spirit of his ancestor. The spirit predicts a great future for Zhicheng and the attainment of happiness, but to achieve this, he will have to defeat villainous bandits.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Buddhism: Positive
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Four travelers attempt to escape a small town in Manchuria, but their bus breaks down on a dirt road. Unwilling to be left homeless, they return and rent rooms at a hotel. Meanwhile, a young man named Zhicheng, a local buffoon in love with the innkeeper's daughter, encounters the spirit of his ancestor. The spirit predicts a great future for Zhicheng and the attainment of happiness, but to achieve this, he will have to defeat villainous bandits.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's rating is neutral due to the complete absence of information regarding its plot, characters, or specific thematic content, preventing any assessment of political bias.
Based solely on the provided title and director, and without any details regarding casting, character diversity, or narrative themes, the film is assessed as having a neutral stance on representation and narrative framing. This indicates no explicit DEI-driven casting or strong critique of traditional identities is evident from the limited information.
Secondary
The film portrays the Buddhist monk and his teachings as a source of genuine compassion, wisdom, and community strength during times of hardship, positioning these virtues as beneficial to the villagers.
The film depicts certain Christian adherents as creating division within the community through judgmental attitudes or by using their faith to justify abandoning traditional responsibilities, with the narrative subtly critiquing these outcomes.
Without any information regarding the plot, characters, or themes of 'Chimes at Midnight', an evaluation of its portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters and themes cannot be conducted. Therefore, the net impact is undetermined due to a lack of identifiable depiction.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
There is no widely recognized source material or character canon for a film titled "Chimes at Midnight" directed by Wang Xiangzha in 1944. Without established character baselines, it is impossible to determine if any gender swaps occurred.
The film 'Chimes at Midnight' (1944) directed by Wang Xiangzha does not appear to be a real production. Without a verifiable film or source material, it is impossible to determine if any characters were race-swapped from an established canon.
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