Apple TVKung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 3.8
Overview
A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. As the main character, The Chosen One, Oedekerk sets off to avenge the deaths of his parents at the hands of kung-fu legend Master Pain. Along the way he encounters some strange characters.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TV
Google PlayBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. As the main character, The Chosen One, Oedekerk sets off to avenge the deaths of his parents at the hands of kung-fu legend Master Pain. Along the way he encounters some strange characters.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film is a comedic parody of martial arts cinema, focusing on absurd humor and genre deconstruction rather than engaging with any political or ideological themes. Its narrative is entirely apolitical.
The movie features visible diversity primarily due to its integration with an existing East Asian film, though its central character is a white male. The narrative does not offer any critique of traditional identities and lacks explicit DEI themes, focusing instead on parody and comedic elements.
Secondary
The film features Ling, a female martial artist, who participates in the climactic battle. She is shown to be a capable fighter, successfully engaging in and winning physical confrontations against multiple male opponents using hand-to-hand combat.
The film re-edits and dubs an existing Hong Kong martial arts film. The protagonist, 'The Chosen One,' is portrayed by Steve Oedekerk, a white actor, effectively taking the lead role from the original film's Asian protagonist.
The film "Kung Pow: Enter the Fist" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on parody and martial arts comedy, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences.
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist is a parody that re-edits and re-dubs an existing martial arts film. It does not feature any characters who were canonically established as one gender in the source material being portrayed as a different gender in the new film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
3.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.2
6.4
Critic Ratings
1.3
1.4
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