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7.7
The Legend
(1993)
Political: Leans Left
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Female Combat: Yes
The Magical Flying Swordsman (1951)
The Magical Flying Swordsman (1951)
Overview
Jin Tieyi has been learning martial arts from his master Zhang Tianxi since he was a child, and has practiced martial arts with Tianxi's children Wenlan and Daxiong. One day, Tieyi followed his master's order to travel around the world. On the way, he was attacked by corpses in a strange temple. Fortunately, he was saved by the Taoist Leng Tianhun. Tianhun and Tianxi were enemies, so he pretended to accept Tieyi as his apprentice and use him.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
Not Rated
Overview
Jin Tieyi has been learning martial arts from his master Zhang Tianxi since he was a child, and has practiced martial arts with Tianxi's children Wenlan and Daxiong. One day, Tieyi followed his master's order to travel around the world. On the way, he was attacked by corpses in a strange temple. Fortunately, he was saved by the Taoist Leng Tianhun. Tianhun and Tianxi were enemies, so he pretended to accept Tieyi as his apprentice and use him.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Due to the complete absence of plot details, character arcs, or thematic information for 'The Magical Flying Swordsman,' an objective assessment of political bias is impossible, resulting in a default neutral rating.
The film features traditional casting consistent with its source material, a classic Chinese folk tale. However, its narrative inherently critiques traditional gender roles and societal expectations through the protagonist's defiance and the tragic consequences imposed by a rigid patriarchal system.
Secondary
The film adapts the traditional 'Butterfly Lovers' tale, focusing on a tragic heterosexual romance. While a female character disguises herself as a man, this is a plot device for education and forbidden love, not an exploration of LGBTQ+ themes or identities. The narrative does not present identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
This film does not contain any discernible transsexual characters or themes. Therefore, it has no impact, positive or negative, on the portrayal of transsexual identities.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film adapts the classic legend where Zhu Yingtai, a canonically female character, disguises herself as a man. This in-story gender disguise does not alter her canonical gender, and no other character's established gender is changed.
The film is an adaptation of a classic Chinese folk tale. The characters Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai are canonically Chinese, and the 1951 Hong Kong production portrays them as such, with no change in their established racial identity.
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