Night Watch (2004)

Bias Rating

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Center

Viewer Rating

Rating: 6.1

Overview

Among normal humans live the "Others" possessing various supernatural powers. They are divided up into the forces of light and the forces of the dark, who signed a truce several centuries ago to end a devastating battle....

Starring Cast

Konstantin Khabensky • Vladimir Menshov • Mariya Poroshina

Where to watch

Prime Video

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

Race Swap: Yes

Overview

Starring Cast

Konstantin Khabensky • Vladimir Menshov • Mariya Poroshina

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Center

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film's central conflict revolves around the metaphysical balance between Light and Dark forces, emphasizing individual choice and the maintenance of an ancient truce rather than promoting a specific political ideology. Its exploration of moral ambiguity and critique of extremism from both sides positions it as neutral.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

The movie 'Night Watch' features a cast that is traditional for its Russian setting, with no apparent intentional race or gender swaps of roles. The narrative centers on a metaphysical conflict and does not explicitly critique or negatively portray traditional identities.

Secondary

Race Swap: YesConfidence: High

Geser, a key character in the source novels, is explicitly described with Asian features. In the film, he is portrayed by a white actor, which constitutes a race swap.

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The film 'Night Watch' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on a supernatural conflict and heterosexual relationships, leading to a determination of N/A for LGBTQ+ portrayal.

FemPower: NoConfidence: High

The film features several female characters with supernatural abilities, such as Svetlana and Alisa. However, their combat victories against male opponents are achieved through magical powers, psychic abilities, or supernatural energy draining, rather than direct physical combat, martial arts, or melee weapon skills.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film "Night Watch" (2004) is an adaptation of Sergei Lukyanenko's novel. All major characters, including Anton Gorodetsky, Svetlana, and Yegor, maintain the same gender as established in the original source material. There are no instances where a character canonically established as one gender is portrayed as a different gender on screen.