Apple TVShane (1953)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.3
Overview
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TV
Google PlayBias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film leans right-wing as its central solution involves an individual hero using decisive action and violence to establish order and protect a community's property and way of life, aligning with conservative values of self-reliance and frontier justice.
The movie features a primarily traditional cast with no intentional race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on traditional Western themes, portraying traditional identities in a neutral to positive light without explicit critique or central DEI themes.
Secondary
The film implicitly upholds values often associated with Christian ethics, such as community, justice, and moral uprightness, through the virtuous homesteaders and Shane's self-sacrificing actions. The narrative aligns with these virtues as the foundation for a civilized society.
The film 'Shane' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is entirely focused on traditional Western tropes, including frontier justice, community building, and the struggle against external threats, without any engagement with queer identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1953 film "Shane" is a direct adaptation of Jack Schaefer's 1949 novel. All primary and secondary characters in the film maintain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character's gender being altered.
The 1953 film "Shane" adapts the 1949 novel, depicting characters as white settlers and cowboys in the American West. All main characters in the film are portrayed by white actors, consistent with the source material and historical context. No character established as one race was portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
8.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.6
7.4
Critic Ratings
9.7
8.5
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