7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Trial (1962)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.8
Overview
The surreal tale of an unassuming man who is accused of a never-specified crime and shambles through bizarre encounters to escape this nightmare.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Overview
The surreal tale of an unassuming man who is accused of a never-specified crime and shambles through bizarre encounters to escape this nightmare.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film offers a universal critique of arbitrary power and bureaucratic oppression, focusing on the individual's dehumanization without advocating for a specific political solution or aligning with a partisan ideology.
The film "The Trial" features traditional casting reflecting its 1960s production and European setting, without intentional diversity-driven recasting. Its narrative focuses on existential themes of bureaucracy and individual powerlessness, rather than critiquing traditional identities or centering on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film uses Christian iconography and a priestly figure to depict an oppressive, inscrutable, and ultimately condemning system. The Priest's message reinforces the protagonist's despair and the futility of seeking justice within a dogmatic, unyielding authority. There is no counterbalancing positive portrayal of faith or its institutions offered by the narrative.
The film "The Trial" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on themes of bureaucracy, guilt, and alienation, without engaging with queer identity or experiences, resulting in no specific portrayal to evaluate.
The film "The Trial" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on Josef K.'s surreal legal ordeal within a bureaucratic and oppressive system, without engaging with gender identity or transition in any capacity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Orson Welles' 1962 film adaptation of Franz Kafka's novel "The Trial" maintains the canonical genders of all established characters from the source material. No significant character's gender was altered for the film.
The 1962 film adaptation of Kafka's novel features characters who are implicitly understood as white European, consistent with the source material's setting and author. The casting of the film reflects this, with no characters portrayed by actors of a different race than their established or implied background.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.6
7.4
Critic Ratings
8.4
N/A
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