5.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End (2008)
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End (2008)
Overview
In 1969, Kenji, an elementary school kid and his friends built a secret base during their summer holidays. They fantasized that they had to fight villains who were out to conquer the world and wrote them in the Book of Prophecies. Years later in 1997, Kenji becomes a convenience store manager and leads a regular life after giving up his dreams to become a rock star. His boring life is suddenly turned upside down when his old classmate dies mysteriously and an entire family in the neighbourhood disappears. At the same time, a religious cult and its mysterious leader, Friend emerges and a strange chain of events duplicating exactly the events described in the Book of Prophecies follow. Is this the beginning of the end of the world? Who is Friend?
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
5.6
Overview
In 1969, Kenji, an elementary school kid and his friends built a secret base during their summer holidays. They fantasized that they had to fight villains who were out to conquer the world and wrote them in the Book of Prophecies. Years later in 1997, Kenji becomes a convenience store manager and leads a regular life after giving up his dreams to become a rock star. His boring life is suddenly turned upside down when his old classmate dies mysteriously and an entire family in the neighbourhood disappears. At the same time, a religious cult and its mysterious leader, Friend emerges and a strange chain of events duplicating exactly the events described in the Book of Prophecies follow. Is this the beginning of the end of the world? Who is Friend?
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central conflict is a universal struggle against totalitarianism and manipulation, and its solution emphasizes human connection and individual courage, without explicitly promoting specific left or right-leaning political ideologies.
The movie's casting reflects its Japanese origin, presenting a non-white majority cast. Its narrative, however, does not engage in explicit critiques of traditional identities or prioritize DEI themes, maintaining a neutral stance on these elements.
Secondary
The film features female characters who engage in and win close-quarters physical combat against multiple male opponents. These victories are achieved through martial arts and hand-to-hand fighting skills.
The film '20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End' does not include any explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes. The storyline centers on a group of childhood friends battling a cult, with no elements related to queer identity present in the narrative.
The film "20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a sci-fi mystery involving a cult and saving the world, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
The film adapts the manga series "20th Century Boys." All major and legacy characters retain their established genders from the original source material in this adaptation.
The film is a live-action adaptation of a Japanese manga series, featuring a cast of Japanese actors portraying characters who were canonically depicted as Japanese in the source material. No characters established as one race in the manga are portrayed as a different race in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
6.7
Critic Ratings
3.6
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