3.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Friar (2008)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 3.5
Overview
Fr. John teaches his friends parables from the Bible and examples in the lives of the Saints.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Positive
Overview
Fr. John teaches his friends parables from the Bible and examples in the lives of the Saints.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores the personal spiritual journey of a friar confronting the modern world, focusing on themes of faith, tradition, and adaptation. Its narrative appears to prioritize individual experience and existential questions over explicit political commentary, leading to a neutral bias rating.
The movie features a single actor portraying all characters, including male, female, and non-human roles, which results in a homogenous visible demographic representation. The narrative does not appear to engage in explicit critique of traditional identities or center strong DEI themes.
Secondary
The Friar sensitively portrays a young friar's internal struggle with his faith and burgeoning same-sex attraction. It explores themes of forbidden love and desire with dignity, presenting the character's complex emotional journey and a moment of intimacy with empathy, ultimately offering a validating depiction of queer experience within a challenging context.
The film humorously explores a friar's human struggles with his vows, portraying his internal conflict with empathy rather than ridicule. The narrative humanizes the experience of religious devotion, highlighting the dignity of the individual's effort to uphold their faith despite temptations, without condemning the faith itself.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film features a character named 'The Friar,' a role historically and canonically male. The portrayal of this character in the film aligns with the traditional male understanding, and there is no indication of any established character undergoing a gender swap.
The film "The Friar" (2008) is a short film featuring original characters, "The Friar" and "The Man." There is no evidence of prior source material, historical figures, or established canon for these characters to determine a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
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Critic Ratings
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