Leans Traditional
6.6
Murder by Death
(1976)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
X (Batsu) (1960)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Not Rated
Overview
A man marks everything he encounters with an X, from telephone poles to fruit and books he fondles in markets to a woman he pursues who lies on the ground, first clothed, then unclothed. As he caresses her back. he puts X’s along her spine. Later, when he draws an X on a storefront. he is beaten and dragged off by businessmen. The allegorical batsu can be either consent or rejection, or the mark of individualism. putting an identifying (or accepting) mark on the world. A private 16mm neo-Dadaist film made by Shuntaro Tanikawa and Toru Takemitsu, who were passionately talking about movies, with a playful mind. Naozumi Yamamoto, who is also a composer and conductor, writes the "X" sign all the time. At first, the film was planned to compose in jazz, but in the end, the music was completed without being able to be included
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
A man marks everything he encounters with an X, from telephone poles to fruit and books he fondles in markets to a woman he pursues who lies on the ground, first clothed, then unclothed. As he caresses her back. he puts X’s along her spine. Later, when he draws an X on a storefront. he is beaten and dragged off by businessmen. The allegorical batsu can be either consent or rejection, or the mark of individualism. putting an identifying (or accepting) mark on the world. A private 16mm neo-Dadaist film made by Shuntaro Tanikawa and Toru Takemitsu, who were passionately talking about movies, with a playful mind. Naozumi Yamamoto, who is also a composer and conductor, writes the "X" sign all the time. At first, the film was planned to compose in jazz, but in the end, the music was completed without being able to be included
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's surreal and allegorical exploration of individual freedom, control, and addiction does not explicitly promote a specific political ideology, instead focusing on universal themes of psychological torment and the horror of losing autonomy, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features an all-Indian cast, which is traditional for its origin and setting, and does not engage in explicit DEI-driven casting or race/gender swaps. The narrative focuses on psychological themes without critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its plot.
Secondary
The film 'No Smoking' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a man's psychological battle with smoking addiction and the bizarre events that unfold, rendering the LGBTQ+ portrayal as not applicable.
The film 'The Golem' (1960) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its story is centered on a supernatural being and its role in protecting a community, with no elements pertaining to transgender identity or issues.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1960 animated short "No Smoking" features original characters created for the film. There is no prior source material or established canon from which characters' genders could have been swapped.
The 1960 film "No Smoking" is a short documentary/drama without established source material characters or historical figures whose race could be altered. There is no prior canon to compare against for a race swap.
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