6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Temptress Moon (1996)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.5
Overview
Set in the decadent 1920s, Temptress Moon tells the very complicated story of a wealthy family living on the outskirts of Shanghai. Their youngest daughter, Ruyi, is brought up as a servant to her opium-addicted father and brother. Meanwhile, her brother-in-law Zhongliang has a successful, if illegal, career seducing and blackmailing married women in the city. When he comes to Ruyi's home the two fall in love, and trouble ensues.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
Set in the decadent 1920s, Temptress Moon tells the very complicated story of a wealthy family living on the outskirts of Shanghai. Their youngest daughter, Ruyi, is brought up as a servant to her opium-addicted father and brother. Meanwhile, her brother-in-law Zhongliang has a successful, if illegal, career seducing and blackmailing married women in the city. When he comes to Ruyi's home the two fall in love, and trouble ensues.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film primarily explores universal themes of human desire, manipulation, and family decay within a specific historical context, without explicitly promoting a particular political ideology or offering a prescriptive solution to societal problems.
The movie features an entirely Chinese cast, reflecting its historical and cultural setting, without engaging in race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative explores complex character dynamics within 1920s Chinese society, without explicitly critiquing traditional Western identities.
Secondary
Temptress Moon does not feature identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on complex heterosexual relationships, manipulation, and family intrigue, without exploring queer identities or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Temptress Moon is an original film with no prior source material, historical figures, or legacy characters. Therefore, no character's gender could have been established in a previous canon or historical record to be subsequently swapped.
Temptress Moon is an original film, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic. All characters were created for this movie, and there are no instances of characters with a previously established race being portrayed by actors of a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
6.8
Critic Ratings
6.2
N/A
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