Prime VideoShort Eyes (1977)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.0
Overview
A young man who is charged with child molestation is placed in New York City’s infamous Tombs prison. When the other inmates in his cell block find out what he is charged with, life becomes extremely difficult for him.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoBias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Christianity: Negative
Islam: Positive
Overview
A young man who is charged with child molestation is placed in New York City’s infamous Tombs prison. When the other inmates in his cell block find out what he is charged with, life becomes extremely difficult for him.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film leans left by critically portraying the dehumanizing conditions of incarceration and the dangers of mob justice, implicitly questioning the nature of guilt and due process within a brutal prison environment.
The movie features a visibly diverse cast, reflecting its prison setting, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles for DEI purposes. Its narrative primarily explores the dynamics of the prison system and human behavior, rather than offering a critical portrayal of traditional identities or centering explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film "Short Eyes" depicts LGBTQ+ characters and themes within the brutal context of a men's prison. It portrays gay inmates as highly vulnerable to exploitation and violence, and uses homophobic slurs and threats of sexual assault as central elements of the prison's power dynamics. The narrative highlights the degradation and misery associated with queer identity in this environment, offering no counterbalancing affirmation.
The film frequently depicts Christian characters as hypocritical, using their faith as a facade for violence, prejudice, or self-interest within the brutal prison environment. The narrative highlights the dissonance between their professed beliefs and their actions, offering no significant counterbalancing positive portrayals.
Islam is depicted as a significant source of identity, discipline, and solidarity for its adherents within the prison, providing a structured worldview and a sense of community. The narrative portrays it as a powerful organizing principle that offers dignity and resilience in a dehumanizing environment.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1977 film "Short Eyes" is a direct adaptation of Miguel Piñero's 1974 play. All significant characters maintain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another.
The 1977 film "Short Eyes" is an adaptation of Miguel Piñero's play, which features a diverse cast reflecting a prison population. The film's casting aligns with the established racial identities of the characters in the original source material, with no instances of a character's race being changed from their canonical depiction.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.0
6.7
Critic Ratings
9.2
5.3
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