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Watusi (1959)

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Watusi (1959)

Overview

Following WWI, fortune hunter Allen Quartermain's son Harry travels to Africa to search for King Solomon's mines. He dons a special medallion given by his father from the Watusi tribe, who guard the mines. Along the way, Harry and his friend Rick meet and take with them Erica, daughter of a missionary killed by a local tribe.


Starring Cast


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional

Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive

Viewer Rating
5.6

Overview

Following WWI, fortune hunter Allen Quartermain's son Harry travels to Africa to search for King Solomon's mines. He dons a special medallion given by his father from the Watusi tribe, who guard the mines. Along the way, Harry and his friend Rick meet and take with them Erica, daughter of a missionary killed by a local tribe.


Starring Cast

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Traditional

Primary

The film's uncritical colonial adventure narrative, featuring Western protagonists and exoticized indigenous cultures, implicitly reinforces traditional power dynamics and Western exceptionalism, aligning with right-leaning themes.

The film features traditional casting with a predominantly white lead cast, typical for its genre and era. Its narrative frames traditional identities in a neutral to positive light, without explicit critique or central DEI themes.

Secondary

The film's European protagonists, implicitly operating within a Christian moral framework, are portrayed as heroic and just. Christianity itself is not critiqued but serves as an unstated positive foundation for the main characters' virtues.

The film "Watusi" (1959) is an adventure movie set in Africa, focusing on a search for diamonds. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or storylines present in the narrative. Consequently, the film does not offer any portrayal, positive, negative, or neutral, of LGBTQ+ individuals or issues.

Watusi (1959) is an adventure film that does not feature any transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on exploration and action, with no discernible engagement with gender identity issues. Consequently, it has no impact on the portrayal of transsexual individuals.

The film "Watusi" does not feature any female characters engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against one or more male opponents. Female characters present are not depicted in significant action or combat roles.

The film introduces new characters for its plot, including Harry Quatermain, and does not feature any established characters from its source material or prior adaptations being portrayed with a different gender.

The film "Watusi" (1959) features characters consistent with the racial depictions expected from its source material and setting. There is no evidence of a character, canonically or historically established as one race, being portrayed on screen as a different race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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5.5
The Movie Database logo
5.7

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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