8.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Host (2006)
The Host (2006)
Overview
A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
8.0
Overview
A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes a progressive ideology by critiquing systemic failures, particularly environmental destruction caused by military negligence and the subsequent incompetence and corruption of government institutions.
The film features a cast that is diverse within its South Korean cultural context, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of roles. Its narrative offers a socio-political critique of institutional failures and foreign military actions, rather than explicitly centering on DEI themes or directly critiquing traditional identities.
Secondary
The Host does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a family's struggle against a monster and critiques societal issues, without engaging with queer identity or experiences, resulting in an N/A rating for LGBTQ+ portrayal.
The film "The Host" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a family's struggle against a monster and critiques of government and environmental issues, without engaging with transgender identity in any capacity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Host (2006) is an original film with characters created specifically for its narrative. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous adaptation from which characters were drawn and subsequently had their gender changed.
The Host (2006) is an original South Korean film with characters created for this specific production. There is no prior source material or historical record establishing different racial identities for its characters. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
7.0
Critic Ratings
9.3
8.5
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