NetflixMonster (2004)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.6
Overview
Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former patient.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixBias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former patient.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's empathetic portrayal of Aileen Wuornos, emphasizing the systemic abuse, poverty, and societal neglect that shaped her life, aligns with left-leaning themes of social justice and critique of societal failures rather than individual culpability alone.
The movie features traditional casting, accurately reflecting the real-life demographics of its subjects without intentional race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on the personal struggles and crimes of its central character, a white woman, and does not present an explicit critique of traditional identities or center on broader DEI themes.
Secondary
The series portrays LGBTQ+ identity as a primary source of extreme vulnerability, suffering, and death, as it centers on a serial killer targeting gay men. Despite attempts to humanize victims and critique systemic failures, the overwhelming narrative of violence and degradation results in a net negative portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters and themes.
The film portrays Christianity primarily through the lens of Aileen Wuornos's traumatic past and troubled psyche. Her rigid, judgmental religious upbringing is implicitly linked to her psychological damage, and her later expressions of faith are often deluded or used to rationalize her violent actions. The narrative offers no significant counterbalancing positive portrayal of the faith.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The anime series "Monster" is a faithful adaptation of the manga, with all major characters retaining their established genders from the source material. No characters canonically established as one gender were portrayed as a different gender in the show.
The anime series "Monster" is a faithful adaptation of the Japanese manga. The characters, predominantly of European descent, are depicted consistently with their original portrayals in the source material. There are no instances where a character's race was changed from the established canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
8.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
8.7
8.5
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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