Music  •  2014  •  103 min

Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games (2014)

Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games poster

Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games (2014)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Mixed

Viewer Rating
7.3

Overview

Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games is a 2014 Irish dance stage production turned film, showcasing theatrical dance and storytelling. The movie leans traditional in its outlook, as it reflects the genre's heritage without overt modern identity commentary. It centers on age-old good-versus-evil themes, sticking to classic archetypes, and avoids modern reinterpretations of gender, race, or identity. The focus on a traditional performance format and absence of diverse representation in character development or themes contributes to this label. The film doesn't engage with progressive social themes, DEI elements, or subvert traditional narratives.


Starring Cast

James Keegan  •   Thomas Cunningham  •   Caroline Gray


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film focuses on artistic performance and a universal good versus evil narrative, presenting archetypal themes without engaging in specific political messaging or ideological promotion.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: High

This movie, a recording of an Irish dance stage show, features casting that aligns with the traditional cultural origins of the art form, without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on a classic good versus evil theme, without critiquing traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Medium

The performance is a dance spectacle centered on a good versus evil narrative, and it does not feature any discernible family structures, relationships, or norms, making it impossible to evaluate its portrayal of the family unit.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games is a dance production with a simple, archetypal narrative. It does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story focuses on a battle between good and evil, with character relationships being heteronormative and serving basic plot functions without deeper exploration of identity.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games is a dance production centered on an allegorical battle between good and evil. The story and its characters, such as the Lord of the Dance and the Dark Lord, are presented within this framework, with no identifiable transgender characters or themes present in the narrative or character arcs.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The show is a stage performance featuring archetypal characters whose genders are consistent with previous iterations of the production. No character originally established as one gender is portrayed as a different gender in this installment.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The characters in Lord of the Dance are original creations for the stage show, not adaptations from pre-existing source material with defined racial attributes. While the show is rooted in Irish culture and has historically featured white performers, the roles themselves do not possess a canonical race independent of their portrayal. The 2014 production features performers whose race aligns with the historical depiction of these roles.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.4
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8.3

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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