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The Shadow (1994)

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The Shadow (1994)

Overview

Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "the power to cloud men's minds", The Shadow comes blazing to the rescue with explosive results.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Buddhism: Positive

Viewer Rating
5.2

Overview

Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "the power to cloud men's minds", The Shadow comes blazing to the rescue with explosive results.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

The film's central conflict revolves around a mysterious vigilante fighting a supervillain, focusing on classic good versus evil and individual heroism without engaging in explicit political commentary or promoting specific ideological solutions.

The movie features a predominantly traditional cast, with a white male protagonist and love interest, consistent with its pulp fiction source material. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities, without incorporating explicit DEI themes or critiques.

Secondary

The film portrays a Tibetan holy man (the Tulku) and his spiritual teachings as the source of The Shadow's powers and moral compass. This spiritual tradition is depicted as wise, benevolent, and crucial for combating evil, aligning the narrative with its virtues.

The film 'The Shadow' does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on the titular hero's fight against crime and his personal struggles, without engaging with queer identity in any capacity, resulting in no discernible portrayal.

The film 'The Shadow' (1994) is a superhero action movie centered on Lamont Cranston's fight against a powerful villain. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative, resulting in no depiction to evaluate.

The film features Margo Lane, whose primary abilities are psychic. She does not engage in or win close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. No other female characters participate in such combat.

The 1994 film adaptation of The Shadow retains the established genders for all major characters from the original pulp magazines and radio dramas. No canonical male or female characters were portrayed as a different gender.

Analysis of the 1994 film "The Shadow" reveals no instances where a character, canonically established as one race in the source material, was portrayed by an actor of a different race. Key characters' portrayals align with their original depictions.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.1
The Movie Database logo
6.1

Critic Ratings

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3.8
Metacritic logo
5.0

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