Prime VideoFootloose (2011)
Bias Rating
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Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.3
Overview
Being a teenager is tough, and no one knows this better than Ren McCormack, a city kid with a strong feeling for music. Ren's life changes when he moves to a small town where rock-n-roll and dancing are criminal activiti...
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Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
Being a teenager is tough, and no one knows this better than Ren McCormack, a city kid with a strong feeling for music. Ren's life changes when he moves to a small town where rock-n-roll and dancing are criminal activiti...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Analyzing...
Strong Left
Primary
The film is left-leaning because its central conflict champions individual freedom and youth expression against an overly restrictive, fear-driven traditionalism, advocating for personal liberty and challenging conservative authority.
The movie demonstrates significant DEI primarily through its casting choices, including the explicit race-swapping of a key supporting character from the original film. However, its narrative focuses on themes of freedom and youth rebellion against conservative authority, rather than explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.
Secondary
The character Rusty Rodriguez, originally portrayed by a white actress in the 1984 film, is portrayed by a Latina actress in the 2011 adaptation, constituting a race swap.
The film 'Footloose' (2011) does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a conflict regarding a ban on dancing in a conservative town, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences. Therefore, the net impact on LGBTQ+ portrayal is N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 2011 film "Footloose" is a remake of the 1984 original. All major and supporting characters in the remake maintain the same established gender as their counterparts in the source material. There are no instances of characters canonically established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
5.9
6.6
Critic Ratings
6.8
5.8
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