6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Goodbye Mr. Loser (2015)
Goodbye Mr. Loser (2015)
Overview
A middle-aged loser travels back in time to his high scool years to put his life on the right track.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Negative
Viewer Rating
6.9
Overview
A middle-aged loser travels back in time to his high scool years to put his life on the right track.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film explores universal themes of personal regret and the pursuit of happiness, ultimately championing the appreciation of genuine relationships and individual responsibility over superficial fame and wealth, without aligning with a specific political ideology.
The movie features a cast that is traditional for its Chinese cultural context, without explicit DEI-driven casting or intentional race/gender swaps of dominant roles. The narrative focuses on a male protagonist's personal journey, framing traditional identities neutrally to positively, and does not incorporate explicit DEI themes as central to its story.
Secondary
The film features Meng Te, an effeminate character whose perceived queer identity and unrequited crush are consistently used as a source of comedic ridicule. This portrayal relies on harmful stereotypes, presenting the character as an object of mockery rather than with dignity or complexity, resulting in a net negative impact on LGBTQ+ representation.
The film features a character, Meng Te/Meng Tejiao, whose trans identity is used for comedic effect. In the past, the character is bullied for effeminacy. In the future, her transition is a 'twist' that elicits shock and disgust from the protagonist, framing her identity as a source of humor rather than affirming it with dignity or exploring her experience.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Goodbye Mr. Loser" is an adaptation of a stage play by the same creators. All major characters retain their established genders from the original source material, with no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender on screen.
This film is an original Chinese production based on a Chinese stage play. Its characters were created within this context and do not have prior canonical or historical racial portrayals that differ from their depiction in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
7.0
Critic Ratings
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