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7.6
Aśoka
(2001)
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Female Combat: Yes
Keechaka Vadham (1917)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Not Rated
Overview
This film is a story from the Mahabharatam where Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas, resists the advances of Keechaka, a lustful general in the court of King Virata. The confrontation leads to Keechaka's death, highlighting Draupadi's resilience during the Pandavas' exile.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Hinduism: Positive
Overview
This film is a story from the Mahabharatam where Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas, resists the advances of Keechaka, a lustful general in the court of King Virata. The confrontation leads to Keechaka's death, highlighting Draupadi's resilience during the Pandavas' exile.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film, based on an ancient epic, depicts a universal story of justice against an abuser of power. Its focus on individual heroic intervention and retribution for wrongdoing does not align with a specific modern political ideology, leading to a neutral rating.
This early Indian silent film, based on the Mahabharata, features an all-Indian cast, which from a global perspective, presents visible diversity. However, its casting is traditional within its cultural context and does not involve explicit DEI-driven recasting of roles typically associated with other demographics. The narrative focuses on its mythological source material without engaging in modern critiques of traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film directly adapts a revered Hindu epic, the Mahabharata, portraying its characters, themes of dharma and justice, and narrative with respect. It affirms the moral framework and values inherent in the source material, positioning the audience to sympathize with the virtuous characters and condemn the antagonist's adharma.
Keechaka Vadham, a 1918 silent mythological film, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The story, based on an episode from the Mahabharata, adheres to traditional mythological storytelling without incorporating queer identities or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film adapts an episode from the Mahabharata, where character genders are well-established. While male actors likely played female roles due to the era's conventions, the characters themselves were portrayed on screen as their canonical gender, not as a different gender.
Keechaka Vadham is an adaptation of an episode from the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata. There is no historical or canonical evidence suggesting that the characters, who are Indian mythological figures, were portrayed by actors of a different race in this 1917 Indian production.
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