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eXistenZ (1999)

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eXistenZ (1999)

Overview

A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
7.1

Overview

A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Fandango
Prime Video logoPrime Video
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

The film primarily explores philosophical questions about the blurring lines between reality and artificiality due to immersive technology, critiquing both corporate power and anti-tech extremism without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or solution.

The film features a predominantly white main cast and does not appear to engage in explicit race or gender swaps for DEI purposes. Its narrative primarily explores themes of reality and technology, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.

Secondary

eXistenZ does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes. The narrative is centered on a heterosexual male and female protagonist navigating a complex virtual reality game, exploring concepts of reality, identity, and technology without touching upon queer representation.

eXistenZ does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film primarily explores themes of virtual reality, body horror, and the blurring lines between reality and illusion, without engaging with gender identity or transition narratives. For example, the film's focus on bio-ports and organic game consoles relates to physical integration with technology, not gender identity.

The film features Allegra Geller, a game designer, who primarily navigates the game world and reacts to threats. While she is involved in dangerous situations and uses firearms, there are no scenes depicting her or any other female character defeating one or more male opponents in direct physical combat.

eXistenZ is an original screenplay by David Cronenberg. Its characters were created specifically for the film and do not have prior canonical or historical gender baselines from source material, previous adaptations, or real-world history.

eXistenZ is an original film with characters created specifically for its screenplay. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which any character's race could have been canonically established and subsequently changed.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.8
The Movie Database logo
6.8

Critic Ratings

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7.7
Metacritic logo
7.0

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