3.6
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Trail of the Axe (1922)
Trail of the Axe (1922)
Overview
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
3.6
Overview
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's right-leaning (+1) rating is primarily due to its championing of individual action and self-reliance as the solution to injustice in a frontier setting, aligning with themes of personal responsibility and traditional moral order.
Due to its production era, 'Trail of the Axe' features traditional casting and narrative framing. The film does not exhibit modern diversity, equity, and inclusion characteristics in its character representation or thematic content.
Secondary
The film 'Trail of the Axe' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative, typical of a 1922 silent drama/western, focuses on other plot elements, resulting in no depiction of queer identity or experiences.
The film 'Trail of the Axe' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The presence of a female character in male disguise serves a specific plot function and does not explore gender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1922 film "Trail of the Axe" is an adaptation of Ridgwell Cullum's novel of the same name. A review of the main characters in both the novel and the film reveals no instances where a character's established gender was changed for the screen adaptation.
Research indicates no characters in the source novel or prior adaptations of "Trail of the Axe" were canonically established as one race and then portrayed by an actor of a different race in the 1922 film. The characters and actors align with typical portrayals of the era.
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