6.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Venus Wars (1989)
Venus Wars (1989)
Overview
The new frontier of Venus has degenerated into a dystopia ravaged by the civil war between Ishtar and Aphrodia. Bubbly reporter Susan Sommers arrives in the capitol of Aphrodia just before it's captured by Ishtar. She falls in with a bunch of teen-agers who live for a sort of motorcycle version of Roller Derby. Daredevil rider Hiro and his friends reluctantly join the struggle to free Aphrodia from the invaders. Not surprisingly, Hiro proves an ace at piloting the mono-cycles that are the Aphrodians' secret weapon in the key battle.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
6.7
Overview
The new frontier of Venus has degenerated into a dystopia ravaged by the civil war between Ishtar and Aphrodia. Bubbly reporter Susan Sommers arrives in the capitol of Aphrodia just before it's captured by Ishtar. She falls in with a bunch of teen-agers who live for a sort of motorcycle version of Roller Derby. Daredevil rider Hiro and his friends reluctantly join the struggle to free Aphrodia from the invaders. Not surprisingly, Hiro proves an ace at piloting the mono-cycles that are the Aphrodians' secret weapon in the key battle.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film critiques the destructive nature of war and military occupation, portraying the struggle of ordinary citizens and resistance fighters against an oppressive regime, which aligns with anti-authoritarian and anti-war sentiments.
The movie features visible gender diversity within its cast, consistent with its Japanese anime origin, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of roles traditionally associated with Western productions. Its narrative primarily explores themes of war and political conflict, rather than focusing on critiques of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Venus Wars does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is centered on a science fiction war story, focusing on military conflict, survival, and heterosexual relationships, thus rendering the LGBTQ+ portrayal as not applicable.
The film "Venus Wars" does not feature any transsexual characters or themes. Its plot centers on a conflict on Venus involving mecha and does not address gender identity issues.
The film primarily features vehicular combat and ranged weapon engagements. While female characters participate in action sequences, their victories are achieved through operating vehicles or using firearms. There are no instances of female characters defeating male opponents in direct, close-quarters physical combat.
Venus Wars is an animated film directly adapting its original manga by the same creator. All major characters retain their established gender from the source material, with no instances of gender swapping.
Venus Wars is an animated film adapting a Japanese manga. The characters maintain the typical anime aesthetic from the source material, with no instances of a character canonically established as one race being portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
6.7
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