Salt (2010)

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 6.4

Overview

Evelyn Salt is a CIA agent and highly respected by all, including her boss, Ted Winter. Out of the blue, a Russian spy walks into their offices and offers a vital piece of information: the President of Russia will be ass...

Starring Cast

Angelina Jolie • Liev Schreiber • Chiwetel Ejiofor

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: High

FemPower: Yes

Overview

Starring Cast

Angelina Jolie • Liev Schreiber • Chiwetel Ejiofor

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Detailed Bias Analysis

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Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: Medium

The film is a spy thriller primarily focused on action and suspense, exploring themes of national security and betrayal without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology. Its core conflict and solution are largely apolitical, centering on an individual's fight against a foreign conspiracy.

Diversity: HighConfidence: High

The film features significant DEI primarily through the explicit gender-swapping of its lead character, a role originally conceived for a male actor. While the casting choice demonstrates a clear move towards diversity, the narrative itself does not center on or explicitly critique traditional identities.

Secondary

FemPower: YesConfidence: High

The film features Evelyn Salt, a highly skilled operative, who repeatedly engages in and wins close-quarters physical combat against numerous male opponents throughout the movie, utilizing martial arts and hand-to-hand techniques.

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The film 'Salt' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its plot is centered on a CIA agent's fight against a conspiracy, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The character of Evelyn Salt was an original creation for the film. While the role was initially conceived for a male actor, the character as developed and portrayed on screen was female from its inception, not a gender swap of a pre-existing, established character from prior canon or history.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

Salt (2010) is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous installments where characters' races were established. Therefore, no character could have been race-swapped.