8.1
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The Fly (1986)
The Fly (1986)
Overview
When Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.
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Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
8.1
Overview
When Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central focus on scientific hubris, body horror, and the tragic loss of humanity is primarily apolitical, exploring universal themes without explicitly promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies or offering political solutions.
The film features traditional casting with a predominantly white main cast, reflecting common practices of its era. Its narrative focuses on themes of scientific horror and transformation, without engaging in critiques of traditional identities or explicitly incorporating DEI themes.
Secondary
The Fly (1986) is a body horror film centered on a scientist's grotesque transformation and his relationship with a journalist. The narrative does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or explore related themes, resulting in no portrayal of the LGBTQ+ community.
The film 'The Fly, 1986' does not contain any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a scientist's horrifying physical metamorphosis after a teleportation experiment, focusing on body horror and the degradation of the self rather than gender identity or transition.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1986 film "The Fly" is a remake of the 1958 film and short story. Its main characters, Seth Brundle, Veronica Quaife, and Stathis Borans, maintain the same genders as their counterparts in the original source material.
The 1986 film "The Fly" is a remake where the main characters' races align with their portrayals in the 1958 original film and the source short story. There are no instances of a character established as one race being portrayed as a different race.
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