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Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

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Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

Overview

During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.


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Rating & Dimensions

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

Viewer Rating
6.8

Overview

During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film primarily functions as a universal tragedy exploring the destructive nature of absolute power, ambition, and betrayal within a rigid imperial system, without explicitly promoting or critiquing modern political ideologies or offering a clear ideological solution.

The movie features a cast that is culturally and historically appropriate for its Chinese imperial setting, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of roles that would traditionally be white in a Western context. However, the narrative delivers a strong critique of traditional male power structures, portraying the central male authority figure as tyrannical and manipulative, which drives the film's tragic events.

Secondary

The film 'Curse of the Golden Flower' focuses on the intricate and tragic power struggles and forbidden heterosexual relationships within an imperial family. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the narrative, leading to a determination of N/A for LGBTQ+ portrayal.

The film "Curse of the Golden Flower" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on imperial family drama, power struggles, and betrayal within a historical setting, without exploring gender identity or related topics.

The film features Empress Phoenix as the central female character, but her role is primarily dramatic and political. She does not engage in or win close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. No other female characters are depicted in combat roles.

The film is a historical drama inspired by a play, but its characters are original creations for this adaptation, not direct gender-swapped versions of established figures from source material or history. No canonical characters had their gender changed.

The film is a Chinese historical epic set in the Tang Dynasty, featuring an entirely Chinese cast portraying Chinese characters. There is no evidence of any character being established as a different race in source material or history and then portrayed as another race in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.0
The Movie Database logo
6.9

Critic Ratings

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6.5
Metacritic logo
7.0

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