3.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
Overview
A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. As the main character, The Chosen One, Oedekerk sets off to avenge the deaths of his parents at the hands of kung-fu legend Master Pain. Along the way he encounters some strange characters.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
3.8
Overview
A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. As the main character, The Chosen One, Oedekerk sets off to avenge the deaths of his parents at the hands of kung-fu legend Master Pain. Along the way he encounters some strange characters.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film is a comedic parody of martial arts cinema, focusing on absurd humor and genre deconstruction rather than engaging with any political or ideological themes. Its narrative is entirely apolitical.
The movie, a parody incorporating footage from an older martial arts film, features visible racial diversity from its original source material. However, its casting decisions do not involve explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles, nor is there an evident DEI-driven casting approach. The narrative is a comedic parody that does not engage in critical portrayals of traditional identities or incorporate explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film features Whoa, a capable martial artist, who actively participates in and wins close-quarters physical fights against multiple male opponents during the climax of the movie.
The film "Kung Pow: Enter the Fist" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on parody and martial arts comedy, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences.
The film "Kung Pow: Enter the Fist" is a martial arts parody that does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative and humor focus on absurd re-dubbing and visual gags, with no elements related to gender identity or transition.
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist is a parody that re-edits and re-dubs an existing martial arts film. It does not feature any characters who were canonically established as one gender in the source material being portrayed as a different gender in the new film.
The film is a parody that inserts a new, original character (The Chosen One, played by a white actor) into footage from an existing martial arts film. This character is not a race-swapped version of a pre-existing character from the source material, but rather a new creation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.2
6.4
Critic Ratings
1.3
1.4
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