8.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Battle Royale (2000)
Battle Royale (2000)
Overview
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
8.0
Overview
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis is a strong critique of state authoritarianism and systemic violence against the vulnerable, advocating for rebellion against oppressive power structures, which aligns with left-leaning anti-authoritarian and liberationist themes.
The movie features an entirely Japanese cast, consistent with its origin and setting, and does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of roles traditionally perceived as white. Its narrative primarily explores themes of societal breakdown and human nature under duress, rather than explicitly critiquing traditional identities in a DEI context.
Secondary
The film features Mitsuko Souma, a female student, who successfully engages in and wins multiple close-quarters fights against male students using melee weapons like a sickle and a knife.
The film Battle Royale does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a group of high school students forced to participate in a deadly game, with relationships primarily centered around survival, friendship, and heterosexual dynamics under extreme duress.
Battle Royale does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative centers on a survival game among high school students, and gender identity is not a component of the plot or character development.
The film "Battle Royale" is a direct adaptation of the novel, and all significant characters retain their original genders from the source material. There are no instances where a character canonically established as one gender is portrayed as a different gender.
Battle Royale is a Japanese film adaptation of a Japanese novel, featuring an entirely Japanese cast portraying characters who were canonically Japanese in the source material. There are no instances of characters established as one race being portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.5
7.3
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9.0
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