8.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Forbidden Games (1952)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.6
Overview
Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette's stay with Michel's family is threatened by the harsh realities of wartime.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette's stay with Michel's family is threatened by the harsh realities of wartime.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film is a deeply humanistic portrayal of children coping with the trauma of war, focusing on their innocent, apolitical mechanisms for processing grief and loss. Its critique of adult society is universal rather than ideologically specific, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features traditional casting consistent with its historical setting in rural France during World War II. Its narrative focuses on the human experience of war and childhood, without incorporating explicit DEI themes or critiquing traditional identities.
Secondary
The film portrays adult Christian practices as rigid, superstitious, and often hypocritical, leading to petty feuds and a lack of genuine compassion. The narrative subtly critiques the adults' focus on religious rituals and symbols over empathy and understanding, especially in the context of war and childhood trauma.
The film "Forbidden Games" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the experiences of two children during World War II, exploring themes of innocence, death, and the impact of war on their lives, without incorporating any queer elements.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Forbidden Games is an adaptation of François Boyer's novel "Les Jeux inconnus." The film's main characters, Paulette and Michel, retain the same genders as established in the source material. There are no instances of characters being portrayed as a different gender than their canonical depiction.
Forbidden Games (1952) is an adaptation of a French novel set in World War II France. The characters, as depicted in the source material and portrayed in the film, are consistently white French, with no changes to their established racial identities.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.0
7.8
Critic Ratings
10.0
N/A
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