Apple TVPearl (2022)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.8
Overview
Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions collide.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions collide.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Pearl is a psychological horror film centered on a character's descent into madness due to unfulfilled ambition and isolation. The film explores themes of repression and the dark side of the American dream without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or offering a political solution, thus remaining neutral.
The movie features a traditional cast that aligns with its historical setting, without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. The narrative primarily explores individual psychological themes and character dynamics, rather than offering a critique of traditional identities or centering on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays Christianity, primarily through Pearl's mother, as a source of severe repression, guilt, and judgment. This strict, fear-based interpretation of faith directly contributes to Pearl's psychological breakdown and violent actions, with no significant counterbalancing positive portrayal offered by the narrative.
The film "Pearl" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on the protagonist's psychological decline, unfulfilled ambitions, and violent tendencies, primarily within a heterosexual and traditional societal context of the early 20th century.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Pearl is an original film that serves as a prequel to 'X,' introducing characters or younger versions of characters within its own cinematic universe. It is not an adaptation of pre-existing source material with established characters of a different gender, nor does it feature historical figures or legacy characters that have undergone a gender swap.
Pearl is an original character created for the film 'X' and its prequel 'Pearl.' There is no prior source material or established canon where the character's race was different, thus no race swap occurs.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.0
7.2
Critic Ratings
9.3
7.6
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