7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Overview
A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.8
Overview
A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
Blazing Saddles is rated -2 (Clearly Left) due to its explicit and central critique of systemic racism and prejudice, which it satirizes and subverts through a highly anti-establishment and deconstructive narrative.
The movie features a Black actor in a leading role as a sheriff in a predominantly white, racist Old West town, a casting choice central to its satirical critique. The narrative explicitly lampoons traditional identities, particularly white characters, by portraying them as bigoted, corrupt, or incompetent, making a strong and explicit critique of racial prejudice central to its themes.
Secondary
The film satirizes the hypocrisy and bigotry of the predominantly white, ostensibly Christian townsfolk and officials. While the satire targets racism broadly, the narrative consistently portrays these adherents as foolish, hateful, and morally bankrupt, without offering any counterbalancing positive portrayal or nuance of the faith itself. The film's message reinforces a negative stereotype of nominal Christians whose actions contradict their professed values.
Blazing Saddles, a satirical Western, primarily targets racism, political corruption, and genre conventions. The film does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes, nor does it engage with queer identity in any discernible way, positive or negative. Therefore, its portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements is not applicable.
Blazing Saddles does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's narrative and comedic elements focus on satire of racism, Western tropes, and political corruption, without engaging with gender identity in this specific context. Therefore, the film has no net impact on the portrayal of transsexual individuals.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Blazing Saddles is an original film from 1974, not an adaptation or reboot of pre-existing material. All characters were created for this film, meaning there is no prior canon or historical record against which a gender swap could be assessed.
Blazing Saddles is an original film with characters created for the movie. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior adaptations from which characters' races could have been changed. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.7
7.2
Critic Ratings
8.9
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