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Bala (2019)

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Bala (2019)

Overview

A man suffering from alopecia copes with his lack of self-confidence and the societal pressure that comes with being bald.


Starring Cast


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High

Viewer Rating
7.2

Overview

A man suffering from alopecia copes with his lack of self-confidence and the societal pressure that comes with being bald.


Starring Cast

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

The film's dominant themes align with progressive values by critiquing societal beauty standards, colorism, and body shaming, while championing self-acceptance and inner beauty over superficial appearance.

The movie challenges conventional beauty standards by focusing on characters dealing with colorism and hair loss, highlighting societal pressures and the importance of self-acceptance. Its narrative explicitly critiques these traditional ideals, bringing issues of identity and appearance to the forefront.

Secondary

Bala's narrative centers on heterosexual characters dealing with premature balding and colorism, exploring societal beauty standards. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no portrayal to assess within its storyline.

The film 'Bala' primarily focuses on themes of premature baldness, societal beauty standards, and self-acceptance. Based on available plot summaries and reviews, there are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative. Therefore, an evaluation of its portrayal of such themes is not applicable.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Bala (2019) is an original story featuring new characters created for the film. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical characters whose gender was altered for this portrayal.

Bala is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment to establish a canonical race for any character that could then be changed.

The film portrays its Hindu characters and their cultural practices as an integral, yet largely incidental, backdrop to their lives. While the narrative critiques societal pressures and superficiality, these are presented as human failings rather than inherent flaws of the religion itself. The film treats its adherents with sympathy and does not depict Hinduism as problematic or oppressive.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.3
The Movie Database logo
6.5

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
7.7
Metacritic logo
N/A

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