7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Upstream Color (2013)
Upstream Color (2013)
Overview
A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
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Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
7.4
Overview
A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film explores abstract themes of identity, memory, and trauma through a metaphorical narrative of parasitic control and symbiotic healing, without explicitly promoting specific progressive or conservative political ideologies.
The film features a predominantly white main cast without any apparent intentional DEI-driven casting or explicit race/gender swaps. Its complex, abstract narrative focuses on themes of identity and trauma, rather than offering a critique of traditional identities or centering on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Upstream Color does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's complex narrative explores existential themes of identity, memory, and connection primarily through its heterosexual protagonists, rendering the portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements as not applicable.
Upstream Color does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's complex narrative explores themes of identity, trauma, and connection through a unique parasitic life cycle, which does not intersect with transsexual identity or experiences. Therefore, the portrayal is rated as N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Upstream Color is an original film with no prior source material, historical figures, or previous installments. All characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there is no pre-existing canonical gender to be swapped.
Upstream Color is an original film with characters created specifically for it. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous adaptation to establish a canonical race for any character before their portrayal in this film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
6.3
Critic Ratings
8.7
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