5.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
2009: Lost Memories (2002)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.2
Overview
There are breakpoints in the history, the result of a single event may change the whole course. In 1909, an assassination attempt of a Japanese governor fails. Now, in 2009, Korea is just another state of Japan's Empire & Seoul has become a major city. A Korean resistance group fights for liberty, independence & the restoration of true history. Two cops, Japanese & Korean, investigate the group.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Buddhism: Positive
Overview
There are breakpoints in the history, the result of a single event may change the whole course. In 1909, an assassination attempt of a Japanese governor fails. Now, in 2009, Korea is just another state of Japan's Empire & Seoul has become a major city. A Korean resistance group fights for liberty, independence & the restoration of true history. Two cops, Japanese & Korean, investigate the group.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around anti-colonialism and the struggle for national self-determination against an oppressive foreign power, aligning its dominant themes with progressive values.
The movie features a cast primarily composed of Korean and Japanese actors, consistent with its South Korean origin and alternate history setting, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative centers on themes of national identity, historical revisionism, and resistance against a dominant power structure, which, while challenging established norms, does not explicitly critique traditional Western identities such as white or male.
Secondary
The film portrays Buddhist temples and practices as integral to traditional Korean identity and a sanctuary for the resistance movement against Japanese occupation, aligning the faith with cultural preservation and the struggle for freedom.
The film "2009: Lost Memories" does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its plot centers on an alternate historical timeline and a conspiracy, without engaging with queer identities or experiences. Therefore, there is no LGBTQ+ portrayal to evaluate within its narrative.
The film features female characters who are involved in the plot and participate in action sequences, primarily utilizing firearms. However, there are no scenes depicted where a female character engages in and wins close-quarters physical combat against one or more male opponents using hand-to-hand combat, martial arts, or melee weapons.
The film "2009: Lost Memories" is an original story and not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established characters or historical figures. All characters are original to this film, thus there are no instances of a character's gender being changed from a prior canonical or historical depiction.
This film is an original South Korean production with no pre-existing source material, historical figures, or prior installments from which characters' races could be established and subsequently altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.1
6.3
Critic Ratings
4.3
4.0
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