7.3
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House of Usher (1960)
House of Usher (1960)
Overview
Convinced that his family’s blood is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hell-bent on destroying his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from extending any further. When her fiancé, Philip Winthrop, arrives at the crumbling family estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless lengths to keep them apart.
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Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
7.3
Overview
Convinced that his family’s blood is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hell-bent on destroying his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from extending any further. When her fiancé, Philip Winthrop, arrives at the crumbling family estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless lengths to keep them apart.
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Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's core conflict revolves around inherited madness and the decay of a family line, which are largely apolitical themes focused on individual and familial tragedy. It does not explicitly promote or critique specific political ideologies, nor does it offer a politically charged solution.
The film features traditional casting consistent with its era and source material, without explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on gothic horror themes, presenting traditional identities neutrally without explicit critique or central DEI themes.
Secondary
Roger Corman's 'House of Usher' is a Gothic horror film centered on the Usher family's decay and madness. The narrative focuses on heterosexual relationships and familial bonds, with no discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the story.
House of Usher (1960) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The story centers on the gothic horror elements of the Usher family, their ancestral home, and a pervasive sense of doom, with no narrative space dedicated to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1960 film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" maintains the canonical genders of its primary characters, Roderick Usher, Madeline Usher, and Philip Winthrop, as established in the original short story.
The 1960 film "House of Usher" adapts Edgar Allan Poe's short story. The main characters, Roderick and Madeline Usher, are portrayed by white actors, consistent with the implied race of the characters in the original 19th-century gothic literature. No characters established as one race were depicted as a different race.
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6.9
6.7
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8.3
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