8.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Overview
Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
8.1
Overview
Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central conflict, pitting a diverse, decentralized resistance against a tyrannical, militaristic empire, strongly aligns with anti-authoritarian and pro-diversity progressive values, making it left-leaning.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens exhibits significant DEI primarily through its intentional and diverse casting of the new lead characters, featuring a female protagonist and prominent Black and Hispanic male co-leads. The narrative, however, maintains a neutral stance, not explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its core plot beyond the casting choices.
Secondary
The film features Rey, who engages in and wins multiple close-quarters physical fights against male opponents. She uses a staff to defeat thugs on Jakku and later bests Kylo Ren in a lightsaber duel on Starkiller Base, demonstrating skill and emerging Force abilities.
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens does not include any explicit or identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no direct portrayal of queer identity within the film's narrative.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters, storylines, or themes. The narrative focuses on its established universe and new protagonists without engaging with transgender identity in any capacity, resulting in no direct portrayal to evaluate.
The film is a direct sequel featuring returning legacy characters who maintain their established genders. All new characters introduced are original to this installment and do not represent gender-swapped versions of previously established characters from the Star Wars canon.
The film introduces new main characters whose casting does not constitute a race swap per the definition. Legacy characters from previous installments retain their original racial portrayals.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.7
7.3
Critic Ratings
9.3
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