Apple TVSave the Last Dance (2001)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.9
Overview
After the death of her mother, Sara moves to the South Side of Chicago to live with her father and gets transferred to a majority-black school. Her life takes a turn for the better when befriends Chenille and her brother Derek, who helps her with her dancing skills.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TV
Google PlayBias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Overview
After the death of her mother, Sara moves to the South Side of Chicago to live with her father and gets transferred to a majority-black school. Her life takes a turn for the better when befriends Chenille and her brother Derek, who helps her with her dancing skills.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's dominant themes align with progressive values by celebrating an interracial romance and advocating for cultural understanding and the overcoming of prejudice through individual effort and mutual respect.
The movie showcases visible diversity through its casting, featuring a white protagonist in a predominantly Black community and an interracial romance. Its narrative explores themes of cultural integration and overcoming prejudice, without explicitly critiquing or negatively portraying traditional identities.
Secondary
The film portrays Christianity as a positive and integral part of the Black community, serving as a source of strong social support, moral guidance, and cultural identity. Church gatherings are depicted as affirming and central to the characters' lives, particularly for Chenille and Derek.
Save the Last Dance does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is entirely centered on heterosexual relationships and individual aspirations, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity within the film's scope.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Save the Last Dance is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters' genders could have been established and subsequently changed.
Save the Last Dance is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters' races were established. Therefore, no character can be considered race-swapped.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
5.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.2
6.5
Critic Ratings
5.4
5.3
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