Red Cliff (2008)

Bias Rating

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Center

Viewer Rating

Rating: 7.7

Overview

In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the ...

Starring Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai • Takeshi Kaneshiro • Fengyi Zhang

Where to watch

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Prime Video

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

FemPower: Yes

Overview

Starring Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai • Takeshi Kaneshiro • Fengyi Zhang

Where to watch

Philo

Prime Video

Apple TV

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Center

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film is a historical war epic centered on strategic brilliance, leadership, and the formation of alliances to resist an overwhelming tyrannical force. Its universal themes of defense, unity, and heroism do not explicitly promote a specific modern political ideology, resulting in a neutral rating.

Diversity: LowConfidence: Medium

Red Cliff features casting authentic to its historical Chinese setting, with no intentional race or gender swaps of roles. The narrative focuses on historical events and traditional leadership without critiquing traditional identities, presenting them neutrally or positively within the context of the story.

Secondary

FemPower: YesConfidence: High

The film features Sun Shangxiang, a skilled warrior, who infiltrates an enemy camp. During her escape, she engages in and wins close-quarters combat against multiple male soldiers using a sword and martial arts.

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

Red Cliff is a historical war epic centered on the Battle of Red Cliffs. The film's narrative is exclusively focused on military strategy, political alliances, and the personal arcs of its heterosexual characters, with no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film adapts historical events and characters from the Three Kingdoms period. All major historical and canonical characters retain their established gender from the source material and history. There are no instances where a character widely established as one gender is portrayed as a different gender.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film 'Red Cliff' is a historical epic based on the Three Kingdoms period of China. All major historical characters, canonically East Asian, are portrayed by actors of East Asian descent, aligning with their established race.