6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Blade (1995)
The Blade (1995)
Overview
A young man adopted by a renowned swordsmith, discovers that his real father was killed by a powerful bandit called Lung. Leaving to seek revenge, he runs foul of a group of vicious desert scum, losing his right arm in the process. After being nursed back to health, he eventually learns to compensate for his loss and returns to confront the man who murdered his father.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
6.9
Overview
A young man adopted by a renowned swordsmith, discovers that his real father was killed by a powerful bandit called Lung. Leaving to seek revenge, he runs foul of a group of vicious desert scum, losing his right arm in the process. After being nursed back to health, he eventually learns to compensate for his loss and returns to confront the man who murdered his father.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's dominant themes align with right-leaning values by championing individual resilience, self-mastery, and personal vengeance as the primary solutions to a brutal and chaotic world, rather than systemic change or collective action.
The film features a cast that is traditional for its Hong Kong origin and setting, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of roles typically associated with Western cinema. Its narrative explores themes of violence and revenge within a martial arts context, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities from a modern DEI perspective.
Secondary
The Blade, a wuxia film, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on martial arts, revenge, and heterosexual relationships, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity within its story.
The film "The Blade" (1995) is a martial arts action drama. A thorough review of its plot, characters, and themes reveals no identifiable transsexual characters or related narratives. Consequently, the film has no discernible impact, positive or negative, on the portrayal of transsexual individuals or themes.
The film does not feature any female characters engaging in or winning direct physical combat against male opponents. The primary female character, Xiao Ling, is not portrayed as a fighter.
The Blade (1995) is a remake of the 1967 film The One-Armed Swordsman. A review of the main characters in both films reveals no instances where a character's gender was changed from the source material.
The Blade (1995) is a Hong Kong martial arts film, a loose remake of the 1967 film One-Armed Swordsman. Both films feature East Asian characters and actors, consistent with their setting and origin. No character established as one race in the source material or prior versions is portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
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