3.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Providence of the Waves (1904)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 3.0
Overview
An impoverished fisherman, not earning enough to support his wife and daughter, prays for help before an icon of the Virgin Mary. After trying to commit suicide, his prayer get answered.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
An impoverished fisherman, not earning enough to support his wife and daughter, prays for help before an icon of the Virgin Mary. After trying to commit suicide, his prayer get answered.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Consistent with Georges Méliès's known filmography, this film likely focuses on spectacle and fantastical elements, depicting a natural event without engaging in political commentary. Its subject matter and narrative approach are inherently apolitical, leading to a neutral rating.
This early silent film by Georges Méliès features casting typical of its era, primarily consisting of white European actors, without any apparent intentional diversity initiatives. The narrative focuses on fantastical elements and spectacle, offering no critique of traditional identities or explicit engagement with diversity, equity, and inclusion themes.
Secondary
The film's title, "The Providence of the Waves," directly references divine providence, a core concept in Christian theology. The narrative depicts a benevolent, powerful entity intervening to save a ship from a storm, portraying divine care as a real and positive force that protects those in peril.
The film, a silent work from the early 20th century by Georges Méliès, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on fantastical elements and visual spectacle, typical of Méliès's work, without engaging with queer identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This 1904 Georges Méliès film is an early trick film, not an adaptation of source material with established characters or historical figures. There is no evidence of characters previously defined by a specific gender being portrayed as a different gender.
This 1904 silent film by Georges Méliès is an original work without pre-existing source material or historical figures with established racial identities. Therefore, no characters could have been race-swapped.
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