MovieBias
See all results for ""
BrowseAnalyticsAbout

West of Zanzibar (1928)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.1
West of Zanzibar poster

Overview

A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Prime Video logoPrime Video
Powered byJustWatch

Bias Dimensions

Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive

Overview

A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Prime Video logoPrime Video
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

The film's core conflict centers on personal revenge, obsession, and individual redemption, rather than engaging with political ideologies or systemic issues. Its themes are universal human experiences, making it largely apolitical.

The movie features a predominantly white main cast, consistent with its production era, and does not incorporate intentional race or gender swaps for traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on personal drama within a colonial setting without critiquing traditional identities or explicitly addressing DEI themes.

Secondary

The film implicitly affirms Christian virtues by depicting the destructive consequences of unchecked vengeance and moral depravity. The narrative's condemnation of the protagonist's sinful actions and his eventual, albeit tragic, act of self-sacrifice aligns with a moral framework that highlights the importance of forgiveness and love.

The film 'West of Zanzibar' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses exclusively on a heterosexual revenge plot, with no elements suggesting queer identity or relationships, resulting in a 'N/A' rating for LGBTQ+ portrayal.

The film "West of Zanzibar" (1928) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a magician's quest for revenge, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences present in the plot or character arcs.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

This 1928 film is an adaptation of the play "Kongo." A review of the main characters and their portrayals indicates no instances where a character's gender was changed from the source material.

The 1928 film is an adaptation of a play. There is no evidence that any character canonically established as one race in the source material was portrayed as a different race in this film adaptation.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.2
The Movie Database logo
7.0

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
N/A
Metacritic logo
N/A

More Like This

The Unholy Three poster
Leans Traditional
7.5
The Unholy Three
 (1925)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
London After Midnight poster
Leans Traditional
6.9
London After Midnight
 (1927)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
The Unknown poster
Leans Traditional
8.4
The Unknown
 (1927)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
He Who Gets Slapped poster
Leans Traditional
7.7
He Who Gets Slapped
 (1924)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Enigma poster
Leans Traditional
6.6
Enigma
 (2001)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
The Lodge poster
Leans Traditional
6.5
The Lodge
 (2020)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Shutter Island poster
Leans Traditional
7.4
Shutter Island
 (2010)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Mystic River poster
Center
8.2
Mystic River
 (2003)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Inland Empire poster
Leans Traditional
7.1
Inland Empire
 (2006)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
The Pledge poster
Leans Traditional
7.0
The Pledge
 (2001)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
The Sixth Sense poster
Leans Traditional
7.8
The Sixth Sense
 (1999)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
The Last of Sheila poster
Leans Traditional
7.7
The Last of Sheila
 (1973)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Lost Highway poster
Leans Traditional
6.9
Lost Highway
 (1997)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
The Deep End poster
Leans Traditional
7.2
The Deep End
 (2001)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Primal Fear poster
Leans Traditional
6.9
Primal Fear
 (1996)
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Pig poster
Leans Traditional
7.9
Pig
 (2021)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Signs poster
Traditional
6.8
Signs
 (2002)
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Blue Velvet poster
Leans Traditional
8.0
Blue Velvet
 (1986)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
All the President's Men poster
Leans Traditional
8.3
All the President's Men
 (1976)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
The Gift poster
Leans Traditional
7.6
The Gift
 (2015)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
MovieBias

Privacy PolicyTerms of ServiceCookies PolicyAI Policy

Copyright 2025 © moviebias.com