8.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Ju Dou (1990)
Ju Dou (1990)
Overview
Tianqing falls in love with Ju Dou, his uncle's wife who is tortured for being childless. However, after they have an affair, they discover that his uncle is impotent and try to conceal the truth.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Viewer Rating
8.2
Overview
Tianqing falls in love with Ju Dou, his uncle's wife who is tortured for being childless. However, after they have an affair, they discover that his uncle is impotent and try to conceal the truth.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central conflict and tragic narrative serve as a powerful critique of patriarchal oppression and rigid traditional societal structures, aligning its dominant themes with progressive values of individual freedom and gender equality.
The film features an authentic Chinese cast, reflecting its cultural setting, and does not engage in race or gender swaps of traditionally Western roles. Its narrative, however, explicitly critiques traditional patriarchal structures and male power dynamics within its specific cultural context, portraying them as oppressive and leading to tragic outcomes for its characters.
Secondary
Ju Dou is a drama set in 1920s China, focusing on a woman's oppressive marriage and a forbidden heterosexual affair. The narrative does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or explore queer themes. Therefore, the film has no depiction of LGBTQ+ content.
The film 'Ju Dou' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a woman's struggle against an oppressive marriage and societal norms in 1920s China, with no elements related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Ju Dou is an original film from 1990, not an adaptation of pre-existing source material, a reboot of a franchise, or a biopic. Therefore, no characters had an established gender prior to this film that could have been swapped.
The film "Ju Dou" is a Chinese period drama set in the 1920s, based on a Chinese novel. All main characters are depicted as Chinese, consistent with the source material and historical context. There are no instances of characters established as one race being portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.6
7.1
Critic Ratings
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