7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
After Yang (2022)
After Yang (2022)
Overview
When his young daughter's beloved companion — an android named Yang — malfunctions, Jake searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife and daughter across a distance he didn't know was there.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Neutral
Buddhism: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.4
Overview
When his young daughter's beloved companion — an android named Yang — malfunctions, Jake searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife and daughter across a distance he didn't know was there.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film explores universal themes of grief, memory, and identity through the lens of a family coping with the loss of an AI companion, focusing on personal understanding and empathy rather than promoting a specific political ideology or societal critique.
The movie features intentional DEI-driven casting, presenting a diverse central family unit with a Black mother and an adopted Asian daughter, and is directed by a Korean-American filmmaker. The narrative, however, focuses on universal themes of loss, memory, and identity, rather than explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes in its critical framing.
Secondary
The film features an incidental depiction of a same-sex relationship through a secondary character's backstory. This portrayal is presented matter-of-factly, integrated into the narrative without emphasis or judgment, resulting in a neutral overall impact on LGBTQ+ themes.
The film, through the character of Yang, explores profound philosophical themes of memory, impermanence, and interconnectedness that deeply resonate with East Asian spiritual traditions, particularly Buddhist thought. Yang's contemplative wisdom and insights are presented with respect and reverence, guiding the audience to reflect on the nature of existence and connection in a positive and affirming light.
After Yang does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a family's journey to understand their AI companion, exploring concepts of memory, identity, and connection, without engaging with transsexual identity in any capacity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
After Yang is an original film without prior source material or established characters whose gender could have been swapped. All characters' genders are original to this production.
The provided information does not indicate that "After Yang" is an adaptation of existing material with pre-established character races, nor does it involve historical figures. Therefore, its characters are considered original within the scope of this analysis, precluding a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
6.4
Critic Ratings
8.9
7.8
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