Batman Forever (1995)

Bias Rating

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 5.1

Overview

The Dark Knight of Gotham City confronts a dastardly duo: Two-Face and the Riddler. Formerly District Attorney Harvey Dent, Two-Face incorrectly believes Batman caused the courtroom accident which left him disfigured on ...

Starring Cast

Val Kilmer • Tommy Lee Jones • Jim Carrey

Where to watch

HBO Max

Prime Video

Apple TV

Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

LGBTQ: Neutral

Overview

Starring Cast

Val Kilmer • Tommy Lee Jones • Jim Carrey

Where to watch

HBO Max

Prime Video

Apple TV

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Leans Right

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film's central conflict revolves around individual heroism, psychological identity, and the fight against crime, which are largely apolitical themes. Its solutions are rooted in individual action and personal resolution rather than promoting any specific political ideology or critiquing societal structures.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

Batman Forever features a predominantly white main cast with no explicit race or gender swaps of traditional roles. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities, without incorporating explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: NeutralConfidence: High

The film features a prominent camp aesthetic and subtextual homoeroticism in character dynamics, which can be interpreted through a queer lens. However, these elements are incidental, serving as stylistic choices rather than explicit depictions of identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in a neutral overall impact.

FemPower: NoConfidence: High

The film does not feature any female characters engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. Female characters present do not participate in such action scenes.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

All major characters in "Batman Forever" who have established canonical genders from the comics or previous adaptations are portrayed with the same gender in the film. No characters were changed from their original gender.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

All major characters in Batman Forever, including Batman, Robin, Riddler, and Two-Face, are portrayed by actors of the same race as their established comic book or previous film counterparts. No canonical characters underwent a race change.