6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Merciless (2017)
The Merciless (2017)
Overview
Jae-ho, who aims to become the number one in a crime organization, gets to build up trust with Hyun-su, an ambitious newbie in the prison. While they try to take over the organization after the prison release, their ulterior motives starts to emerge.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Viewer Rating
6.6
Overview
Jae-ho, who aims to become the number one in a crime organization, gets to build up trust with Hyun-su, an ambitious newbie in the prison. While they try to take over the organization after the prison release, their ulterior motives starts to emerge.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film primarily explores the internal dynamics of an organized crime syndicate, focusing on themes of loyalty, betrayal, and ambition within a morally ambiguous world, rather than promoting or critiquing any specific political ideology.
The film features a traditional East Asian cast, consistent with its South Korean origin, and does not appear to engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative does not contain critical portrayals of traditional identities or strong, explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film features a central relationship between two male leads with widely acknowledged homoerotic subtext, though no characters are explicitly identified as LGBTQ+. This implicit queer dimension is integral to the emotional intensity of their bond, loyalty, and betrayal within a criminal narrative, without overtly affirming or denigrating queer identity.
Based on the available information, there is not enough data to determine the presence or portrayal of transsexual characters or themes in 'The Merciless, 2017'. Without plot details or character descriptions, a comprehensive assessment of the film's net impact on transsexual representation cannot be made.
The film primarily focuses on male characters within a crime syndicate, with female characters in minor, non-combat roles. There are no scenes depicting a female character defeating one or more male opponents in direct physical combat.
The Merciless (2017) is an original South Korean crime action film, not an adaptation, biopic, or reboot. Its characters are new creations for this specific movie, thus precluding any gender swaps from prior established canon or history.
The Merciless (2017) is an original South Korean film with no indicated prior source material, historical figures, or previous adaptations. Therefore, there is no established canonical race for its characters to be swapped from.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.8
7.2
Critic Ratings
7.3
5.3
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