7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Pleasantville (1998)
Pleasantville (1998)
Overview
Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's peaceful but boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.6
Overview
Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's peaceful but boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by critiquing a repressive, conformist society and championing individuality, emotional freedom, and diversity, exemplified by its allegory for civil rights.
The movie features traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps, consistent with its premise of a 1950s sitcom world. However, its narrative strongly critiques the conformity and repression of that idealized traditional society, advocating for individuality and change.
Secondary
The film critiques a rigid, conservative social morality, deeply rooted in a generic 1950s Christian ethos, by portraying it as oppressive and fearful of change. The narrative condemns the dogmatic adherence to 'rules' that stifle individuality, emotion, and freedom, leading to bigotry and suppression.
Pleasantville explores themes of individuality, social change, and challenging conformity through allegory. While its message of embracing difference can broadly resonate with LGBTQ+ experiences, the film does not explicitly depict any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or specific queer themes within its narrative.
Pleasantville explores themes of social transformation and the challenging of traditional gender roles within a 1950s sitcom setting. However, the film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explicitly address transsexual themes, resulting in an N/A rating for its portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Pleasantville is an original film with new characters, not an adaptation, reboot, or historical biopic. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical character genders to compare against, thus no instances of gender swapping occur.
Pleasantville is an original film with characters created specifically for its narrative. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment to establish a canonical race for any character, thus precluding a race swap.
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