5.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Red Spell Spells Red (1983)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.3
Overview
An evil dwarf sorcerer is buried alive in the jungles of Borneo for practicing black magic: Many years later, a documentary film crew from Hong Kong opens the coffin, and discover that one of them is afflicted with a horrible curse that begins killing off everyone around them.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Trans: Negative
Overview
An evil dwarf sorcerer is buried alive in the jungles of Borneo for practicing black magic: Many years later, a documentary film crew from Hong Kong opens the coffin, and discover that one of them is afflicted with a horrible curse that begins killing off everyone around them.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Unable to assess the political bias of "Red Spell Spells Red" due to a lack of information regarding its plot, characters, and thematic content. A neutral rating is assigned as a default in the absence of specific details for evaluation.
The film, a 1975 Hong Kong production, features a cast predominantly of East Asian actors, which is considered diverse within its cultural context. Its narrative does not engage in explicit critiques of traditional Western identities, aligning with a neutral or positive framing of its own cultural norms.
Secondary
The film features a 'Transvestite' character who is a villainous black magic practitioner. Their gender presentation is conflated with their sinister and perverse nature, reinforcing harmful stereotypes. The portrayal lacks dignity or positive agency, instead using the character's identity as a source of fear and disgust without counterbalance.
Based on the provided input, there is no information available to assess the film's portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Consequently, a net impact rating cannot be determined, resulting in an N/A classification.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This film is an original Hong Kong horror production from 1983. Its characters are not derived from pre-existing source material, historical records, or prior adaptations, thus precluding any instance of a gender swap.
This 1983 Hong Kong film is an original production and not an adaptation of existing source material with pre-established character races or based on historical figures. Therefore, no characters could have been race-swapped from a prior canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.8
4.8
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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