6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Far from the Madding Crowd (1998)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.8
Overview
This powerful adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic novel spins a story of passion and destruction set in the nineteenth century. The proud, flighty and bewitching Bathsheba Everdene finds herself entangled into the passions of three men and her impulsive nature pushes her into a web of deceit and destruction.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
This powerful adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic novel spins a story of passion and destruction set in the nineteenth century. The proud, flighty and bewitching Bathsheba Everdene finds herself entangled into the passions of three men and her impulsive nature pushes her into a web of deceit and destruction.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film primarily explores apolitical themes of love, personal growth, and human relationships, with its narrative arc ultimately validating universal virtues like loyalty and responsibility rather than promoting a specific political ideology.
This adaptation of 'Far from the Madding Crowd' maintains traditional casting consistent with its Victorian English setting, featuring no explicit race or gender swaps. The narrative explores themes of love and societal expectations without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering modern DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays Christianity as the foundational moral and social framework of Victorian England, showcasing both the rigid societal judgments influenced by it and the profound virtues of characters like Gabriel Oak. The narrative ultimately champions compassion, loyalty, and integrity, aligning with the dignity of core Christian ethics while critiquing the harshness of their misapplication.
This adaptation of 'Far from the Madding Crowd' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story centers entirely on the romantic entanglements of its heterosexual protagonist, Bathsheba Everdene, within a Victorian social context.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1998 film adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel "Far from the Madding Crowd" faithfully portrays the established genders of all its main characters from the source material. No characters canonically male or female in the novel are depicted as a different gender in the film.
The 1998 adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel features characters whose on-screen portrayals align with their established race in the source material. No instances of a character canonically established as one race being depicted as a different race were found.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
6.1
Critic Ratings
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