7.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Blade (1995)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.0
Overview
A young man adopted by a renowned swordsmith, discovers that his real father was killed by a powerful bandit called Lung. Leaving to seek revenge, he runs foul of a group of vicious desert scum, losing his right arm in the process. After being nursed back to health, he eventually learns to compensate for his loss and returns to confront the man who murdered his father.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
A young man adopted by a renowned swordsmith, discovers that his real father was killed by a powerful bandit called Lung. Leaving to seek revenge, he runs foul of a group of vicious desert scum, losing his right arm in the process. After being nursed back to health, he eventually learns to compensate for his loss and returns to confront the man who murdered his father.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film primarily focuses on apolitical themes of individual survival, revenge, and the deconstruction of martial arts tropes, rather than explicitly promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features an ethnically homogeneous East Asian cast, consistent with its Hong Kong origin and genre, without engaging in race or gender swaps of roles typically associated with Western productions. Its narrative focuses on traditional martial arts themes, portraying characters within genre conventions without explicit critique of traditional identities or central DEI themes.
Secondary
The Blade, a wuxia film, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on martial arts, revenge, and heterosexual relationships, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity within its story.
The film does not feature any female characters engaging in or winning direct physical combat against male opponents. The primary female character, Xiao Ling, is not portrayed as a fighter.
The Blade (1995) is a remake of the 1967 film The One-Armed Swordsman. A review of the main characters in both films reveals no instances where a character's gender was changed from the source material.
The Blade (1995) is a Hong Kong martial arts film, a loose remake of the 1967 film One-Armed Swordsman. Both films feature East Asian characters and actors, consistent with their setting and origin. No character established as one race in the source material or prior versions is portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.9
7.0
Critic Ratings
N/A
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