7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Stage (2025)
The Stage (2025)
Overview
During the Republican era, wars and conflicts were frequent. On stage, the "Overlord" sings with resounding passion, while below, the absurd spectacle of life unfolds. They must both secure the opera troupe's livelihood and appease the audience in their seats. Once the curtain rises, how should this play be performed?
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
7.3
Overview
During the Republican era, wars and conflicts were frequent. On stage, the "Overlord" sings with resounding passion, while below, the absurd spectacle of life unfolds. They must both secure the opera troupe's livelihood and appease the audience in their seats. Once the curtain rises, how should this play be performed?
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film is a dark political satire that critiques authoritarian power, government censorship, and the coercion of art, championing artistic freedom and integrity against ignorant elites, which aligns with left-leaning anti-authoritarian and pro-free expression values.
The movie features a visibly diverse East Asian cast, including a female character specializing in traditional opera roles. Its narrative focuses on themes of artistic freedom and resistance to censorship, rather than explicitly engaging with or critiquing traditional identities or central DEI themes.
Secondary
The available information for 'The Stage, 2025' does not explicitly identify any LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Plot descriptions and reviews focus on political satire and general 'sexual mores,' without specifying any LGBTQ+ related content. Therefore, there is no evidence of LGBTQ+ depiction in the film.
Based on available information, 'The Stage, 2025' does not appear to feature any transsexual characters or themes. Elements like male performers in female Peking Opera roles are consistently described as theatrical conventions rather than expressions of transsexual identity, and no narratives of gender transition are present.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film's characters maintain their established genders from the original stage play. While male actors portray female roles within the story's Peking Opera context, this is an in-universe performance and not a change to the characters' canonical gender.
The film is an original story set in the Republic of China period in Beijing, featuring a Peking Opera troupe. There is no information indicating that any character was previously established as a different race in source material, history, or prior adaptations, and then portrayed by an actor of a different race in this film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
7.3
Critic Ratings
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