The Electric State (2025)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Leans Right

Viewer Rating

Rating: 4.2

Overview

An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick....

Starring Cast

Chris Pratt • Millie Bobby Brown • Woody Harrelson

Where to watch

Netflix

Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Moderate

LGBTQ: Negative

Overview

An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick....

Starring Cast

Chris Pratt • Millie Bobby Brown • Woody Harrelson

Where to watch

Netflix

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Leans Right

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

While the film critiques corporate control and digital dependency, themes often explored by the left, its framing of the solution as a personal quest driven by individual heroism, rather than systemic or collective action, positions it as neutral/centrist.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

The movie's casting does not explicitly indicate DEI-driven recasting of traditional roles. Its narrative primarily explores themes of technology, consumerism, and individual struggles rather than focusing on critiquing traditional identities or promoting explicit DEI themes related to human social structures.

Secondary

LGBTQ: NegativeConfidence: High

The film's portrayal is negative due to the erasure of the protagonist's explicit queer identity from the source material. The introduced subplot attempting LGBTQ+ representation was deemed confusing, unclear, and insufficient, leading to criticism for undermining the original's exploration of identity and queerness.

FemPower: NoConfidence: High

The provided information describes Michelle as the central protagonist on a perilous journey to confront a tech corporation, symbolizing female agency. However, it does not detail any specific scenes where she or any other female character engages in and wins close-quarters physical combat against male opponents.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film's main character, Michelle, remains female, consistent with her source material. The provided information explicitly states that no other characters' genders are noted as changed from their source.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

The provided information indicates no specific details or discussions regarding race swapping in the film adaptation of The Electric State. Critiques and discussions focus on thematic and character changes rather than racial diversity or casting alterations.