5.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Guards of Shaolin (1984)
Guards of Shaolin (1984)
Overview
A troop of monks from the Shaolin Temple embark on a mission to get the Golden Sutra to Tibet after the Shaolin Abbot is killed by their traitorous teacher. They are joined on their quest by a beautiful, female warrior – with aims to avenge her father's death. They traverse forests and mountains on their mission, all the while fighting off deadly ninja assassins, vicious gangsters and even the undead.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Buddhism: Positive
Viewer Rating
5.3
Overview
A troop of monks from the Shaolin Temple embark on a mission to get the Golden Sutra to Tibet after the Shaolin Abbot is killed by their traitorous teacher. They are joined on their quest by a beautiful, female warrior – with aims to avenge her father's death. They traverse forests and mountains on their mission, all the while fighting off deadly ninja assassins, vicious gangsters and even the undead.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
While the film's core conflict involves resistance against oppression, its narrative champions traditional values, individual discipline, and the restoration of honor through personal responsibility and martial prowess, aligning with right-leaning themes.
The movie features a cast that is traditional for its genre and cultural origin, without explicit race or gender swaps of roles typically associated with Western cinema. Its narrative does not critique traditional identities or explicitly center modern DEI themes.
Secondary
The film features Little Tiger, a female martial artist, who actively participates in combat. She is shown to be victorious in close-quarters physical fights against male opponents during the film's action sequences.
The film portrays Shaolin monks and their Buddhist practices in a highly positive light. Their discipline, martial arts, and moral code are depicted as virtuous and heroic, with the narrative consistently affirming their struggle against injustice and evil.
The film "Guards of Shaolin" does not contain any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is solely focused on martial arts, conflict, and traditional character arcs, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity.
The film 'Guards of Shaolin' (1984) is a martial arts movie that does not contain any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate under the provided rubric.
Guards of Shaolin (1984) is an original martial arts film. Its characters are not based on pre-existing canonical, historical, or widely established figures from other source material, previous installments, or real-world history. Therefore, no gender swaps occur.
Guards of Shaolin is a 1984 Hong Kong martial arts film. There is no evidence of characters being canonically, historically, or widely established as one race and then portrayed as a different race in this production.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.8
4.7
Critic Ratings
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