Animation, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction  •  2021  •  84 min

Mad God (2021)

Mad God poster

Mad God (2021)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
7.7

Overview

A silent figure known as The Assassin travels through a nightmare underworld of tortured souls, ruined cities and wretched monstrosities forged from the primordial horrors of the unconscious mind of Phil Tippett, the world's preeminent stop-motion animator.


Starring Cast

Alex Cox  •   Niketa Roman  •   Satish Ratakonda


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film's central critique is existential and philosophical, focusing on the universal themes of decay, futility, and suffering. It does not promote or critique specific political systems or ideologies, resulting in a neutral political stance.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The film features a cast with visible diversity. Its narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center DEI themes, focusing instead on broader existential and dystopian concepts.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High

Mad God does not depict any family units, family life, or related social structures. The film's narrative focuses on a solitary journey through a desolate, nightmarish world, rendering it neutral on family values.

Christianity: Negative
Confidence: High

The film employs imagery reminiscent of corrupted Western religious figures and rituals, presenting them as part of an oppressive, grotesque system that perpetuates suffering and decay. The narrative offers no counterbalancing positive portrayal or nuance.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film does not feature identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative explores a desolate, surreal world through stop-motion animation, focusing on abstract and grotesque imagery rather than specific identity portrayals.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Mad God does not feature identifiable transgender characters or themes. The film's available information, encompassing its cast and basic details, contains no elements suggesting a portrayal of transsexual identity or related narratives.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

Mad God is an original stop-motion animated film. It does not feature characters adapted from pre-existing source material, historical figures, or prior installments, thus precluding any gender swaps.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Mad God is an original stop-motion animated film. It does not adapt pre-existing source material with established characters, nor does it feature historical figures. The film's characters are original creations, precluding any instance of a race swap.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.8
The Movie Database logo
6.8

Critic Ratings

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9.2
Metacritic logo
8.0

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