The New King of Comedy (2019)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Leans Right

Viewer Rating

Rating: 6.0

Overview

A young woman who is dreaming and striving to pursue the actors' dream despite being an extra and stand-in....

Starring Cast

Jingwen E. • Baoqiang Wang • Quandan Zhang

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Bias Dimensions

Political: Leans Right

Diversity: Moderate

Overview

A young woman who is dreaming and striving to pursue the actors' dream despite being an extra and stand-in....

Starring Cast

Jingwen E. • Baoqiang Wang • Quandan Zhang

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Leans Right

Primary

Political: Leans RightConfidence: High

While depicting the struggles within an exploitative industry, the film's central solution champions individual perseverance and relentless hard work as the path to success, aligning with themes of individual responsibility.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

The film features a cast that is naturally diverse within its East Asian cultural context, without explicit DEI-driven recasting of traditionally white roles. Its narrative champions an underdog female protagonist and includes subtle critiques of certain male behaviors and power dynamics, rather than explicitly negative portrayals of traditional identities.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The film focuses on the struggles of an aspiring actress in the film industry and does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate within the scope of this framework.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The 2019 film is a spiritual successor to the 1999 'King of Comedy,' featuring new characters rather than gender-swapped versions of established ones. The protagonist, Ru Meng, is a new character, not a gender-swapped iteration of the original film's male lead.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

The New King of Comedy (2019) features new characters in a story that shares thematic similarities with the 1999 film King of Comedy. All characters in both films are consistently portrayed as ethnically Chinese, with no instance of a character established as one race being portrayed as another.