6.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, Western • 2014 • 92 min • Adults (18+)
The Salvation (2014)
The Salvation (2014)
Overview
The Salvation is a Danish-made Western set in 1870s America, following a peaceful immigrant who kills his family's murderer and then faces the wrath of a brutal gang while his cowardly neighbors refuse to stand with him. Mads Mikkelsen leads with characteristic stoicism through a story built entirely on personal honor, retributive justice, and the sanctity of the family unit. The Traditional label fits because the film's moral engine runs on grief over a destroyed nuclear family, individual self-reliance when institutions fail, and a frontier ethic where a man's duty is to protect his own. There are no progressive identity themes in sight. The Western genre here does exactly what the Western genre was invented to do.
Starring Cast
Mads Mikkelsen • Eva Green • Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Strongly Traditional
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
6.7
Overview
The Salvation is a Danish-made Western set in 1870s America, following a peaceful immigrant who kills his family's murderer and then faces the wrath of a brutal gang while his cowardly neighbors refuse to stand with him. Mads Mikkelsen leads with characteristic stoicism through a story built entirely on personal honor, retributive justice, and the sanctity of the family unit. The Traditional label fits because the film's moral engine runs on grief over a destroyed nuclear family, individual self-reliance when institutions fail, and a frontier ethic where a man's duty is to protect his own. There are no progressive identity themes in sight. The Western genre here does exactly what the Western genre was invented to do.
Starring Cast
Mads Mikkelsen • Eva Green • Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
Political: Leans Right
Confidence: High
The film champions individual retribution and self-reliance as the means to overcome tyranny in a lawless frontier. It depicts a lone immigrant's quest for personal justice against a powerful, corrupt gang leader when formal law and order prove ineffective.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The film features a traditional cast without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. The narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, without a central critique of these elements.
Secondary
Family Values: Strongly Traditional
Confidence: Medium
The narrative is profoundly shaped by the protagonist's intense grief and subsequent quest for vengeance, following the brutal destruction of his loving, traditional nuclear family. This portrayal underscores the sanctity and deep emotional significance of the family unit.
Christianity: Negative
Confidence: High
The film portrays the local preacher as a corrupt figure who aligns with the ruthless outlaw, using his religious authority for personal gain rather than moral guidance. The church institution offers no true solace or justice, instead highlighting its hypocrisy and powerlessness in a lawless frontier setting. The narrative critiques the failure of organized religion to uphold its virtues in the face of brutality.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The Western film 'The Salvation' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its storyline. The narrative centers on a tale of revenge and survival in the American frontier, without incorporating elements related to queer identity or experiences.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The Salvation does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The film focuses on a revenge plot set in the American Old West, following a Danish immigrant's quest for justice. The story's central conflict and character arcs are entirely unrelated to transsexual identity or experiences.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The Salvation is an original Western film. Its characters are newly created for this production and do not derive from pre-existing source material, historical records, or prior adaptations. Consequently, no characters established as one gender in earlier works are portrayed as a different gender in this film.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The Salvation is an original Western film, not an adaptation of a pre-existing work with established characters or a biopic of historical figures. Its characters are original creations for this movie, meaning there are no prior canonical or historical racial depictions to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.5
Critic Ratings
7.2
6.4
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