Prime VideoSpartacus (1960)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.4
Overview
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.
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Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Overview
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.
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Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes the liberation of the oppressed from systemic slavery and tyranny, championing collective action and human dignity against a corrupt elite, aligning with progressive ideology.
The film features traditional casting for its period, with no explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative, while championing freedom and human dignity against the oppression of slavery, critiques power structures and the Roman elite rather than explicitly targeting traditional identities in a modern DEI context.
Secondary
The film includes a scene depicting same-sex attraction involving the antagonist, Crassus, and his slave, Antoninus. This portrayal serves to illustrate Crassus's character and power dynamics, and Antoninus's desire for freedom, without explicitly affirming or denigrating LGBTQ+ identity, resulting in a neutral net impact.
The film "Spartacus" does not feature any female characters participating in direct physical combat. Their roles are primarily dramatic, and no scenes depict women defeating male opponents in close-quarters engagements.
The 1960 film "Spartacus" portrays its historical and novel-based characters, such as Spartacus, Crassus, and Varinia, with the same genders established in their source materials. No significant character's gender was altered from prior canon or historical record.
The film 'Spartacus' (1960) portrays historical Roman and Thracian figures, as well as fictional characters, with actors whose racial backgrounds align with the historical or implied racial context of the source material. No character established as one race in history or prior canon is depicted as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
8.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.9
7.5
Critic Ratings
9.3
8.7
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