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The Message (2009)

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The Message (2009)

Overview

After a series of assassinations in Nanking, a Japanese spy master gathers a group of suspects in a mansion, then a tense cat-and-mouse game erupts as the Chinese agent tries to keep his or her identity a secret.


Starring Cast


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
7.4

Overview

After a series of assassinations in Nanking, a Japanese spy master gathers a group of suspects in a mansion, then a tense cat-and-mouse game erupts as the Chinese agent tries to keep his or her identity a secret.


Starring Cast

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film's central thesis champions national resistance and self-determination against an oppressive foreign occupation, aligning its dominant themes with anti-imperialist and anti-colonial values.

This Chinese historical thriller features a cast entirely appropriate to its setting, and therefore does not engage with Western concepts of race or gender swaps for traditionally white roles. The narrative focuses on espionage during wartime and does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center DEI themes.

Secondary

The film 'The Message' is a historical spy thriller focused on uncovering a mole during wartime. Its narrative and character arcs do not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no depiction of queer identity or experiences.

The film 'The Message' is a historical espionage thriller. Its plot and character arcs do not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes, resulting in no depiction of such identities.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film "The Message" (2009) is an adaptation of a novel by Mai Jia. The movie's main characters retain the same genders as established in the original source material, with no instances of characters being portrayed as a different gender than their canonical depiction.

The film "The Message" (2009) is a Chinese spy thriller based on a Chinese novel, featuring Chinese characters portrayed by Chinese actors. There is no evidence of any character being canonically, historically, or widely established as a different race prior to this adaptation.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.4
The Movie Database logo
7.4

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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