6.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
As the Gods Will (2014)
As the Gods Will (2014)
Overview
High school student Shun Takahata is bored. Bored with the day-to-day monotony of school and life, he prays for change, for something exciting. Suddenly, he and his classmates are forced to play deadly children's games and facing terrifying creatures from a talking Daruma doll to a sharp-clawed lucky cat.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Fandango
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Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
6.4
Overview
High school student Shun Takahata is bored. Bored with the day-to-day monotony of school and life, he prays for change, for something exciting. Suddenly, he and his classmates are forced to play deadly children's games and facing terrifying creatures from a talking Daruma doll to a sharp-clawed lucky cat.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Fandango
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Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around survival in a series of deadly games, a theme that is inherently apolitical. It focuses on individual resilience and the human will to live without promoting specific political ideologies or critiquing societal structures from a partisan perspective.
The movie features a cast that is traditional for its Japanese cultural context, consisting entirely of Japanese actors, and does not involve explicit race or gender swaps of roles that would be considered traditionally white in a Western context. The narrative primarily focuses on survival horror and does not appear to critically portray traditional identities or center on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film 'As the Gods Will' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is solely centered on a survival game scenario, thus rendering the portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements as not applicable.
The film 'As the Gods Will' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses entirely on high school students participating in a series of deadly children's games for survival, without any elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "As the Gods Will" is an adaptation of a manga series. A review of the main and supporting characters indicates that their genders in the movie are consistent with their portrayals in the original source material. No instances of gender swapping were identified.
The film "As the Gods Will" is a Japanese adaptation of a Japanese manga. The characters in the source material are Japanese, and the film features a Japanese cast portraying these characters, thus no race swap occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.3
7.1
Critic Ratings
5.7
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