5.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
Overview
A Hong Kong prostitute tries modeling and falls for the artist who's painting her.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Gender Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
5.5
Overview
A Hong Kong prostitute tries modeling and falls for the artist who's painting her.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film is a romantic drama primarily focused on the personal relationship between two individuals from different backgrounds. Its narrative emphasizes individual love and acceptance over societal or systemic critiques, leading to a neutral political bias rating.
The movie features visible diversity in its cast, reflecting its Hong Kong setting and the cross-cultural romance between a white male and an East Asian female lead. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities and does not present an explicit critique of them.
Secondary
The character Mabel, a female bar girl in the original novel, is portrayed by a male actor (Laurence Naismith) in the film adaptation, constituting a gender swap.
The World of Suzie Wong does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is entirely centered on a heterosexual romance and the social dynamics of 1960s Hong Kong, thus rendering the film N/A for LGBTQ+ portrayal.
The film "The World of Suzie Wong" (1960) focuses on a romantic drama between a British artist and a Hong Kong prostitute. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative, nor does the plot engage with transgender identity in any capacity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film adapts the novel of the same name. The main characters, Suzie Wong (Chinese) and Robert Lomax (white), are portrayed by actors whose racial backgrounds align with their established character descriptions in the source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.9
6.4
Critic Ratings
3.3
N/A
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