7.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Last Witness (1980)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.0
Overview
Detective Oh goes searching for the murderer of Yang, a small-time brewer bludgeoned to death by a quiet riverside with no witnesses, no apparent motive. As he wanders about the winter landscape of South Jeolla Province and Seoul, he finds himself caught in a story of treachery, rape and murder.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Buddhism: Negative
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Detective Oh goes searching for the murderer of Yang, a small-time brewer bludgeoned to death by a quiet riverside with no witnesses, no apparent motive. As he wanders about the winter landscape of South Jeolla Province and Seoul, he finds himself caught in a story of treachery, rape and murder.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's left-leaning rating is primarily due to its central theme of uncovering suppressed historical truths and the human cost of ideological conflict, particularly challenging the official narrative surrounding Korean War partisans and state actions, which led to its censorship.
This South Korean film features traditional casting consistent with its cultural origin, primarily utilizing Korean actors. Its narrative focuses on themes of crime, corruption, and historical trauma, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering on modern DEI themes as defined by the evaluation criteria.
Secondary
Reflecting the film's critical stance on institutions and its themes of societal decay, Buddhist elements are depicted as either unable to offer genuine solace or as part of a traditional framework that has lost its moral efficacy.
The film's bleak narrative portrays Christian elements as either hypocritical, complicit in the pervasive societal corruption, or ultimately ineffective in providing hope or moral guidance amidst widespread despair.
The Last Witness (1980) does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The film's plot, focusing on a detective's investigation into a murder and its historical implications, contains no elements related to queer identity or experiences. Therefore, its portrayal of LGBTQ+ themes is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1980 film "The Last Witness" is an adaptation of Kim Seong-jong's novel. A review of the main characters in both the novel and the film reveals no instances where a character's established gender was changed in the screen adaptation.
This South Korean film, an adaptation of a novel by Kim Seong-jong, features characters who are inherently Korean within its narrative and setting. There is no evidence or historical record suggesting any character was canonically established as a different race in the source material and then portrayed as another race in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.9
7.2
Critic Ratings
N/A
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