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Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

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Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

Overview

A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Aguirre leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon River in search of the lost city of El Dorado. When great difficulties arise, Aguirre’s men start to wonder whether their quest will lead them to prosperity or certain death.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
8.3

Overview

A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Aguirre leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon River in search of the lost city of El Dorado. When great difficulties arise, Aguirre’s men start to wonder whether their quest will lead them to prosperity or certain death.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film's dominant themes align with progressive values through its stark critique of colonialism, unchecked ambition, and the destructive nature of human hubris against an indifferent natural world, without explicitly promoting a specific political solution.

The movie features traditional casting that aligns with its historical setting of 16th-century Spanish conquistadors. However, its narrative strongly critiques these traditional identities, portraying the white, male protagonists as consumed by madness and destructive ambition, thereby offering a critical perspective on colonial power.

Secondary

The film portrays the conquistadors' fervent Catholicism as a justification and veneer for their brutal conquest, greed, and descent into madness. Their religious pronouncements are consistently juxtaposed with their horrific actions, highlighting hypocrisy and the destructive potential of fanaticism rather than the faith itself.

Aguirre, the Wrath of God, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is entirely focused on the historical expedition of conquistadors and their struggle against nature and each other, with no elements pertaining to queer identity or experience.

Aguirre, the Wrath of God is a historical drama centered on a conquistador's descent into madness. The film does not feature any transsexual characters or themes, nor does it touch upon gender identity or transition in its narrative or character portrayals.

The film features two significant female characters, Inés de Atienza and Flores de Aguirre. Neither character participates in any physical combat throughout the film. They are portrayed as non-combatants within the expedition, and there are no scenes depicting them engaging in or winning close-quarters fights against male opponents.

The film is an original screenplay by Werner Herzog, inspired by historical events. All major historical figures and original characters maintain their established or depicted gender, with no instances of a character canonically or historically established as one gender being portrayed as another.

The film is an original screenplay by Werner Herzog, not an adaptation of existing source material with established character races. Major historical figures like Lope de Aguirre are portrayed by actors of the same race as their historical counterparts. No character was canonically, historically, or widely established as one race and then portrayed as a different race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.8
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7.4

Critic Ratings

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9.6
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N/A

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