6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Horror, Drama • 2016 • 97 min
The Transfiguration (2016)
The Transfiguration (2016)
Overview
A quiet, unsettling indie horror film about Milo, a troubled Black teenager in an urban housing project who is obsessed with vampires and begins to lose the line between fascination and reality when he befriends the equally isolated Sophie. The Leans Progressive label follows from the film's empathetic lens on poverty, systemic neglect, and psychological damage as forces that shape a young person's darker impulses. The story frames Milo's circumstances as a social failure as much as a personal one. The dysfunctional family situation adds to that picture without moralizing. No religious, LGBTQ, or gender-focused content meaningfully shifts the reading.
Starring Cast
Eric Ruffin • Karin Cherches • Chloë Levine
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
6.8
Overview
A quiet, unsettling indie horror film about Milo, a troubled Black teenager in an urban housing project who is obsessed with vampires and begins to lose the line between fascination and reality when he befriends the equally isolated Sophie. The Leans Progressive label follows from the film's empathetic lens on poverty, systemic neglect, and psychological damage as forces that shape a young person's darker impulses. The story frames Milo's circumstances as a social failure as much as a personal one. The dysfunctional family situation adds to that picture without moralizing. No religious, LGBTQ, or gender-focused content meaningfully shifts the reading.
Starring Cast
Eric Ruffin • Karin Cherches • Chloë Levine
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High
The film's dominant themes align with left-leaning values by empathetically portraying a marginalized youth's psychological struggles within a context of urban poverty and systemic neglect, implicitly critiquing the societal conditions that foster such despair.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High
The movie features a Black lead character, contributing to visible diversity in its casting. The narrative primarily focuses on the protagonist's personal struggles and environment, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its core message.
Secondary
Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Medium
The film depicts a dysfunctional, non-traditional family unit (orphaned brothers) and the negative consequences of neglect and isolation, without offering a clear endorsement or critique of either traditional or progressive family models.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'The Transfiguration' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the protagonist's psychological state and his unique relationship with a neighbor, without incorporating elements related to sexual orientation or gender identity.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film does not feature any identifiable transgender characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a lonely, bullied teenage boy obsessed with vampires and his developing relationship with a new friend, exploring themes of isolation and the nature of monstrosity.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film features original characters created for its narrative, not adaptations of pre-existing works, historical figures, or legacy characters from prior installments. Consequently, there are no established canonical genders to be swapped.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film features original characters created for its screenplay, with no prior established racial identities from source material, previous installments, or historical record. Therefore, no race swap is present.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.1
6.0
Critic Ratings
8.6
6.5
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