Cloud Atlas (2012)

Bias Rating

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Strong Left

Viewer Rating

Rating: 6.6

Overview

Everything is connected: an 1849 diary of an ocean voyage across the Pacific, letters from a composer to his lover, a thriller about a conspiracy at a nuclear power plant, a farce about a publisher in a nursing home;, a ...

Starring Cast

Tom Hanks • Halle Berry • Hugh Grant

Where to watch

Prime Video

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Strong Left

Diversity: High

LGBTQ: Positive

Race Swap: Yes

Overview

Starring Cast

Tom Hanks • Halle Berry • Hugh Grant

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Detailed Bias Analysis

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Strong Left

Primary

Political: Strong LeftConfidence: High

Cloud Atlas is a clearly left-leaning film because its central thesis explicitly critiques systemic oppression, corporate exploitation, and environmental destruction across various timelines, advocating for collective liberation and revolutionary action against unjust power structures.

Diversity: HighConfidence: High

Cloud Atlas demonstrates significant diversity, equity, and inclusion through its groundbreaking casting, where actors frequently transcend traditional racial and gender boundaries across multiple roles. The narrative further reinforces these themes by consistently critiquing oppressive power structures, colonialism, and various forms of injustice across its interwoven storylines, often portraying traditional power figures in a negative light.

Secondary

LGBTQ: PositiveConfidence: High

Cloud Atlas features a significant and emotionally resonant portrayal of a bisexual character, Robert Frobisher, and his love for Rufus Sixsmith. Despite a tragic end, their relationship is depicted with dignity and complexity, affirming the worth and enduring nature of their bond across time. The film's stance is empathetic and validating.

Race Swap: YesConfidence: High

The film, an adaptation of the novel, intentionally features actors portraying multiple characters across different time periods and races. Several characters, whose race was established in the source material (e.g., Korean characters played by white or Black actors, or white characters played by Black actors), are depicted on screen by actors of a different race, often through extensive makeup.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: Medium

The film employs cross-gender casting as a thematic device, with actors portraying characters of a different gender than their own. However, the characters' established genders, as defined in the source novel, remain consistent on screen. This is a casting choice, not a gender swap of the character's identity.