5.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Passing (1992)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.9
Overview
Internationally acclaimed and award-winning video installation artist Bill Viola juxtaposes personal pictures of his mother's death with images of his own son's birth to explore foundational and potent themes of beginnings and endings, the cycle of life and the movement of generations. An evocative exploration of personal and communal spirituality, this deeply felt film is a poetic masterpiece to contemplate time and again.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Internationally acclaimed and award-winning video installation artist Bill Viola juxtaposes personal pictures of his mother's death with images of his own son's birth to explore foundational and potent themes of beginnings and endings, the cycle of life and the movement of generations. An evocative exploration of personal and communal spirituality, this deeply felt film is a poetic masterpiece to contemplate time and again.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central subject matter revolves around universal existential themes of birth, death, and the cycle of life, which inherently lack a strong political valence. It offers an artistic meditation rather than promoting any specific ideological solution or critique.
This experimental video art piece features the director and his family, who are white, without engaging in traditional casting or explicit DEI-driven character representation. The narrative is a non-critical, meditative exploration of universal themes of life and death, and does not offer any critique or specific framing of traditional identities.
Secondary
Based on the provided information, 'The Passing' does not feature identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Therefore, an evaluation of its portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Passing (1992) is an original video art piece by Bill Viola, not an adaptation of existing source material with established characters. Therefore, there are no canonical characters whose gender could be swapped.
The Passing (1992) is an experimental video art piece by Bill Viola, not a narrative film with characters established in prior source material or history. Therefore, the concept of a 'race swap' does not apply.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.8
5.1
Critic Ratings
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