5.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Overview
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
5.8
Overview
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's dominant themes align with left-leaning values, primarily through its portrayal of a diverse, underdog resistance fighting against a totalitarian, oppressive empire, emphasizing collective action and anti-authoritarianism.
The movie features a visibly diverse cast in prominent roles, including new characters of color, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. Its narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, focusing on a classic good versus evil space opera without explicit DEI critiques.
Secondary
The film includes a very brief, incidental same-sex kiss between two background characters, marking a minor moment of LGBTQ+ representation. This portrayal is present but not central, avoiding strong positive or negative arcs, thus having a neutral net impact.
The film features Rey, a Force-sensitive individual, who engages in and wins multiple close-quarters physical fights against male opponents. This includes defeating the Knights of Ren in melee combat.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative, resulting in no direct portrayal to evaluate under the provided rubric.
This film is a direct continuation of the Star Wars saga. All established legacy characters, such as Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, and Lando Calrissian, maintain their canonical genders from previous installments. New characters introduced in the sequel trilogy also retain their original genders. No instances of gender swapping are present.
The film features established characters from previous Star Wars installments and new characters. All legacy characters maintain their original racial portrayal, and new characters' races are established upon their introduction within the sequel trilogy or this film. No character's race was changed from prior canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.3
Critic Ratings
5.1
5.3
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