5.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Tom Sawyer (1930)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.8
Overview
The classic Mark Twain tale of a young boy and his friends on the Mississippi River. Tom and his pals Huckleberry Finn and Joe Harper have numerous adventures, including running away to be pirates and, being believed drowned, attending their own funeral. The boys also witness a murder and Tom and his friend Becky Thatcher are pursued by the vengeful murderer.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
The classic Mark Twain tale of a young boy and his friends on the Mississippi River. Tom and his pals Huckleberry Finn and Joe Harper have numerous adventures, including running away to be pirates and, being believed drowned, attending their own funeral. The boys also witness a murder and Tom and his friend Becky Thatcher are pursued by the vengeful murderer.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central focus on childhood adventure, individual moral development, and the functioning of a community's justice system positions it as largely apolitical, not explicitly promoting any specific modern political ideology.
The movie 'Tom Sawyer' (1930) features traditional casting with a predominantly white cast, consistent with its source material and the era of its production. The narrative focuses on classic boyhood adventures, presenting traditional identities in a neutral or positive light without incorporating explicit DEI themes or critiques.
Secondary
The film portrays Christianity as a foundational moral framework in the community, influencing characters' consciences and actions. While it satirizes the tediousness of religious practices from a child's perspective and hints at human imperfections, it does not condemn the faith itself, ultimately affirming its role in moral development.
The 1930 film adaptation of "Tom Sawyer" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative strictly adheres to the source material, focusing on the adventures and coming-of-age story of its young protagonists without any queer representation.
The 1930 film adaptation of 'Tom Sawyer' does not include any transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on the adventures of a young boy in the American South, consistent with its source material and the historical context of its production, without engaging with transgender identity.
The film, based on Mark Twain's novel, focuses on the adventures of a young boy. Female characters like Aunt Polly and Becky Thatcher are present but do not engage in or win any direct physical combat against male opponents.
The 1930 film adaptation of Mark Twain's novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" maintains the established genders for all its major characters from the source material. No characters canonically established as one gender are portrayed as a different gender in this movie.
The 1930 film adaptation of Mark Twain's novel features characters like Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, who are canonically white. The actors cast in these roles in the film are also white, aligning with the source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.1
5.5
Critic Ratings
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