7.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.0
Overview
The fallout resulting from a botched Triad gang smuggling job forces a young couple to separate - she becomes a kingpin’s unwilling moll and he travels to the Philippines to work as a contract killer. Six years later, the two are reunited in a chance encounter, but their rekindled emotions and people from their past lead them into extreme danger.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
The fallout resulting from a botched Triad gang smuggling job forces a young couple to separate - she becomes a kingpin’s unwilling moll and he travels to the Philippines to work as a contract killer. Six years later, the two are reunited in a chance encounter, but their rekindled emotions and people from their past lead them into extreme danger.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores a tragic romance within a crime underworld, focusing on individual choices, loyalty, and fate rather than promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies or offering societal solutions. Its themes are primarily personal and universal, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features a cast typical of a Hong Kong production, reflecting its local demographic without explicit DEI-driven casting or race/gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on crime and romance, portraying male characters and heterosexual relationships neutrally without explicit critique of traditional identities or central DEI themes.
Secondary
The film "My Heart Is That Eternal Rose" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a heterosexual love triangle within a crime drama, with no elements suggesting queer identity or relationships are present or explored.
The film features female characters, primarily Lap, who are involved in a crime drama setting. While they are present during violent encounters, there are no scenes depicting a female character engaging in and winning close-quarters physical combat against one or more male opponents using skill, strength, or martial arts.
This film is an original production from 1989, not an adaptation, reboot, or biopic. All characters were created specifically for this movie, meaning no pre-existing characters had their gender altered from prior canon or historical records.
This is an original Hong Kong film from 1989, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic. All characters were created for this specific film, thus there are no prior canonical or historical racial portrayals to be swapped.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
7.1
Critic Ratings
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