5.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Tales from Earthsea (2006)
Tales from Earthsea (2006)
Overview
Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act strange... What's even more strange is that people are beginning to see dragons, which shouldn't enter the world of humans. Due to all these bizarre events, Ged, a wandering wizard, is investigating the cause. During his journey, he meets Prince Arren, a young distraught teenage boy. While Arren may look like a shy young teen, he has a severe dark side, which grants him strength, hatred, ruthlessness and has no mercy, especially when it comes to protecting Teru. For the witch Kumo this is a perfect opportunity. She can use the boy's "fears" against the very one who would help him, Ged.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
5.8
Overview
Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act strange... What's even more strange is that people are beginning to see dragons, which shouldn't enter the world of humans. Due to all these bizarre events, Ged, a wandering wizard, is investigating the cause. During his journey, he meets Prince Arren, a young distraught teenage boy. While Arren may look like a shy young teen, he has a severe dark side, which grants him strength, hatred, ruthlessness and has no mercy, especially when it comes to protecting Teru. For the witch Kumo this is a perfect opportunity. She can use the boy's "fears" against the very one who would help him, Ged.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central conflict and resolution revolve around universal philosophical themes of life, death, fear, and the balance of nature, rather than specific political ideologies or critiques of societal systems, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie, an anime adaptation, features characters depicted in a typical Japanese animation style, consistent with the source material's original intent for a non-white world, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative explores universal fantasy themes and does not explicitly critique or negatively portray traditional identities.
Secondary
Characters like Ged and Arren, described in Ursula K. Le Guin's source novels as having brown skin, are depicted with significantly lighter skin tones in the film adaptation. The author herself publicly criticized these changes to the characters' established racial appearances.
The film "Tales from Earthsea" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on traditional fantasy elements, character development, and philosophical themes without incorporating queer identities or relationships, resulting in no depiction to evaluate.
Tales from Earthsea does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate within the film's narrative context.
The film does not feature any female characters engaging in or winning direct close-quarters physical combat against one or more male opponents. While Therru confronts the antagonist, her victory is achieved through a magical transformation into a dragon, which falls outside the criteria for physical combat feats.
The film adapts Ursula K. Le Guin's "Earthsea" novels. Key characters such as Ged, Arren, Tenar, and Therru maintain their established genders from the original source material, with no significant gender changes for named, plot-relevant characters.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.3
6.5
Critic Ratings
N/A
4.7
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