The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)

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The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
7.6

Overview

Admiral Yi Sun-sin faces a tough challenge when he is forced to defend his nation with just 13 battleships against 300 Japanese enemy ships in the Battle of Myeongryang.


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

The film's central thesis celebrates strong, decisive leadership, national unity, and patriotism in the defense of the homeland against an existential external threat, aligning its dominant themes with conservative values of duty and national strength.

The film features a historically accurate East Asian cast, providing visible diversity without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative positively frames traditional male leadership and does not critique traditional identities, consistent with its historical war drama genre.

Secondary

The Admiral: Roaring Currents is a historical war film centered on military strategy and patriotism. It does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in a 'N/A' rating for its portrayal.

The film "The Admiral: Roaring Currents" is a historical war drama focused on the Battle of Myeongnyang. It does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes, nor does it engage with transgender-related narratives or issues. Therefore, its portrayal is categorized as N/A.

The film focuses on a historical naval battle and features male combatants. No significant female characters are depicted engaging in direct physical combat against male opponents, nor do they participate in any action sequences that would fit the specified criteria.

The film is a historical biopic centered on Admiral Yi Sun-sin and the Battle of Myeongnyang. All major historical figures depicted maintain their documented historical gender, and there are no instances of established characters being portrayed as a different gender.

The film is a historical drama based on real Korean and Japanese figures from the 16th century. All major historical characters are portrayed by actors of the corresponding race/ethnicity, consistent with their historical identities.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.1
The Movie Database logo
7.0

Critic Ratings

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8.8
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N/A

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