Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Kong: Skull Island poster

Kong: Skull Island (2017)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
6.7

Overview

Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film critiques military aggression and human hubris in the context of the Vietnam War's aftermath, championing environmentalism and coexistence with nature over conquest, which aligns with left-leaning values.

The movie features a visibly diverse cast in significant roles, contributing to a neutral representation score. The narrative offers a subtle critique of human intervention and its consequences, rather than explicitly focusing on DEI themes or negatively portraying traditional identities.

Secondary

Kong: Skull Island is a monster action film focused on survival and exploration. It does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes, therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate within the scope of this framework.

Kong: Skull Island is a monster adventure film that does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity. The story focuses exclusively on the expedition and survival on Skull Island.

The film features Mason Weaver as the primary female character. While she is present during action sequences, she does not engage in or win any close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. No other female characters participate in such combat.

The film introduces new human characters for its iteration of the King Kong mythos. King Kong himself, the central figure, maintains his established male gender. No pre-existing, gender-defined characters from prior canon are portrayed with a different gender.

The film introduces a new ensemble of human characters for its specific narrative within the MonsterVerse. These characters are original creations for this installment and are not re-castings of previously established, race-defined characters from prior King Kong films or source material.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.7
The Movie Database logo
6.6

Critic Ratings

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7.5
Metacritic logo
6.2

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