Ode to My Father (2014)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Strong Right

Viewer Rating

Rating: 7.6

Overview

Amid the chaos of refugees fleeing the Korean War in December 1950, a young boy, Duk-soo, sees his fate change in the blink of an eye when he loses track of his younger sister and he leaves his father behind to find her....

Starring Cast

Hwang Jung-min • Yunjin Kim • Oh Dal-su

Bias Dimensions

Political: Leans Right

Diversity: Low

Overview

Starring Cast

Hwang Jung-min • Yunjin Kim • Oh Dal-su

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Strong Right

Primary

Political: Leans RightConfidence: High

The film's dominant themes align with conservative values, championing unwavering family dedication, individual sacrifice, and hard work as the solution to historical hardships and the path to national prosperity, rather than advocating for systemic change.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

The film features an entirely Korean cast, which is traditional for its cultural and historical setting, without any intentional race or gender swaps of roles that would traditionally be white in a Western context. Its narrative positively frames traditional Korean male identity and family values, without critiquing traditional identities or featuring strong DEI critiques.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The film 'Ode to My Father' does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is centered on a heterosexual family's experiences through historical events, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

Ode to My Father is an original film with characters created specifically for its narrative. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical figures whose gender could have been altered, thus it does not contain any gender swaps.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

Ode to My Father is an original South Korean film featuring fictional characters. There is no prior source material or historical figures for its main characters, thus no baseline exists for a race swap.