GoldenEye (1995)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Leans Left

Viewer Rating

Rating: 7.1

Overview

When a deadly satellite weapon system falls into the wrong hands, only Agent James Bond 007 (Pierce Brosnan) can save the world from certain disaster. Armed with his licence to kill, Bond races to Russia in search of the...

Starring Cast

Pierce Brosnan • Sean Bean • Izabella Scorupco

Where to watch

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Leans Right

Diversity: High

FemPower: Yes

Gender Swap: Yes

Overview

Starring Cast

Pierce Brosnan • Sean Bean • Izabella Scorupco

Where to watch

Philo

Prime Video

Apple TV

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Leans Left

Primary

Political: Leans RightConfidence: Medium

GoldenEye leans right due to its emphasis on individual heroism and the reassertion of national security and the established order against a rogue threat driven by personal revenge, rather than a systemic critique of the geopolitical landscape.

Diversity: HighConfidence: High

The movie demonstrates significant DEI through the explicit gender recasting of the traditionally male role of M with a female actress. However, its narrative maintains a traditional framing of its protagonist and does not explicitly critique traditional identities.

Secondary

FemPower: YesConfidence: Medium

The film features Xenia Onatopp, a skilled assassin, who uses her physical strength to defeat a male opponent in close-quarters combat. She is shown to be victorious in this direct physical confrontation.

Gender Swap: YesConfidence: High

The character of M, the head of MI6, was historically and canonically portrayed as male in previous James Bond films and source material. In GoldenEye, the role was recast with Judi Dench, portraying M as female, which constitutes a gender swap.

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

GoldenEye does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on traditional espionage tropes without exploring queer identities or experiences, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

GoldenEye introduced a new M (Judi Dench), which was a gender change from previous portrayals, but not a race change as all prior actors were white. All other legacy characters maintained their established race, and new characters do not qualify as race swaps.