6.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Spiritual Love (1987)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.0
Overview
This is a story about a triad enforcer who is a loser in love. He brings home a desk, which causes his place to be possessed by a ghost, played by the beautiful Cherie Chung. He saves her from a fate brought on by her past and they fall in love. The question is, can they stay in love.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Buddhism: Positive
Overview
This is a story about a triad enforcer who is a loser in love. He brings home a desk, which causes his place to be possessed by a ghost, played by the beautiful Cherie Chung. He saves her from a fate brought on by her past and they fall in love. The question is, can they stay in love.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central focus on a supernatural romance and themes of love, loss, and fate are inherently apolitical, leading to a neutral rating. It does not engage with or promote specific political ideologies or societal critiques.
The movie features a cast that is traditional for its Hong Kong origin, without explicit race or gender swaps of roles typically associated with other demographics. The narrative focuses on supernatural romance and drama, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering on DEI themes.
Secondary
The film integrates Buddhist concepts such as reincarnation and karmic retribution as fundamental elements of its supernatural narrative. Buddhist rituals and figures are depicted as offering genuine spiritual guidance and protection, affirming their efficacy within the film's world.
The film "Spiritual Love" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The plot centers on a heterosexual supernatural romance, thus there is no portrayal to evaluate under the given rubric.
The film "Spiritual Love" (1987) is a Hong Kong romantic fantasy about a man who falls in love with a ghost. Based on available plot summaries and character descriptions, there are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Spiritual Love (1987) is an original Hong Kong film featuring new characters. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters' genders could have been established and subsequently changed.
The film "Spiritual Love" (1987) is presented as an original production without reference to prior source material, historical figures, or previous adaptations. Therefore, its characters are considered original to this film, and there is no established baseline to constitute a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.0
6.1
Critic Ratings
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