4.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Basic Impulse (1992)
Basic Impulse (1992)
Overview
Kitty flopped in participation of the Hong Kong beauty contest and became a laughing stock among her colleagues. They used to make fun of her throughout the days. However, her luck changes. She came to know a prince of her dream....
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Trans: Negative
Viewer Rating
4.3
Overview
Kitty flopped in participation of the Hong Kong beauty contest and became a laughing stock among her colleagues. They used to make fun of her throughout the days. However, her luck changes. She came to know a prince of her dream....
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central narrative revolves around an individual's quest for personal revenge against those who wronged her, focusing on individual retribution rather than systemic critique or the promotion of specific political ideologies, thus rendering its themes largely apolitical.
The film features a cast typical for its Hong Kong origin, which inherently provides diversity relative to a Western context without explicit race-swapping of traditionally white roles. Its narrative does not engage in critical portrayals of traditional identities, instead focusing on genre-specific themes.
Secondary
The film 'Basic Impulse' features a transsexual character whose identity is used as a major plot twist, primarily to generate shock and conflict. The narrative focuses on the cisgender protagonist's distress and the perceived deception, rather than depicting the trans character with dignity or exploring her experiences empathetically. This approach reinforces harmful stereotypes by sensationalizing trans identity.
The film 'Basic Impulse' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative primarily explores heterosexual relationships, infidelity, and psychological tension, with no discernible queer representation.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Basic Impulse (1992) is an original film and not an adaptation or reboot of pre-existing material with established characters. Therefore, no characters could have had their gender swapped from a prior canon.
Basic Impulse (1992) is an original Hong Kong action film. There is no evidence of it being an adaptation of prior material, depicting historical figures, or featuring legacy characters with established racial identities that were subsequently changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.2
4.4
Critic Ratings
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