#Alive (2020)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Center

Viewer Rating

Rating: 6.8

Overview

Without warning, people in the streets of Seoul become extremely violent, cannibalistic, attacking passersby, behaving like zombies. A young man alone in his parents' 4th floor apartment becomes spectator to all this. Th...

Starring Cast

Yoo Ah-in • Park Shin-hye • Jeon Bae-soo

Where to watch

Netflix

Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Moderate

FemPower: Yes

Overview

Starring Cast

Yoo Ah-in • Park Shin-hye • Jeon Bae-soo

Where to watch

Netflix

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Center

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film uses a zombie apocalypse as an apolitical backdrop to explore universal themes of human survival, isolation, and the need for connection, balancing individual resilience with the necessity of cooperation without promoting a specific political ideology.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

This South Korean zombie thriller features an ethnically homogeneous cast, consistent with its setting, and does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative focuses on survival and human resilience without critiquing or negatively portraying traditional identities.

Secondary

FemPower: YesConfidence: Medium

The film features Kim Yoo-bin, who repeatedly demonstrates combat proficiency against male zombie opponents in close-quarters engagements, utilizing melee weapons and physical skill to overcome them.

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The film {#Alive} does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes. Its plot centers entirely on the survival efforts of a male and female protagonist, leaving no LGBTQ+ representation to evaluate within the narrative.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film features original characters created for its screenplay, without any prior canonical gender established in source material, previous installments, or real-world history. Therefore, no gender swaps occurred.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

{#Alive} is an original South Korean production based on an unproduced American-French screenplay. The characters were not canonically or historically established as a different race in prior widely recognized source material before their portrayal by South Korean actors in this film.