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Aliens (1986)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.5
Aliens poster

Overview

Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate

Overview

Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film leans left due to its central critique of corporate greed and the ruthless exploitation of human life for profit, which drives the primary conflict and highlights the failures of large institutions.

The movie features a visibly diverse cast, including a strong female protagonist and prominent minority characters, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. The narrative subtly critiques some traditional identities through the portrayal of an incompetent leader and a villainous corporate figure, while also showcasing heroic traditional characters.

Secondary

Aliens does not contain any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's narrative is centered on action, survival, and the maternal bond between Ripley and Newt, without any explicit exploration or depiction of queer identities or relationships.

Aliens (1986) does not include any discernible transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on science fiction action, military conflict, and themes of motherhood and survival against an alien threat, without engaging with transgender identity in any capacity.

The film features prominent female characters, Ellen Ripley and Vasquez, who engage in combat. However, their victories are achieved against alien creatures, primarily through the use of firearms and advanced technology, not through direct physical combat against male human opponents.

Aliens (1986) is a direct sequel to Alien (1979). All returning characters, such as Ellen Ripley, maintain their established gender. New characters introduced in the film do not have a prior canonical gender to swap from. Therefore, no gender swaps occur.

All primary characters in 'Aliens' are either new creations whose race was not previously established, or returning characters whose race remains consistent with their prior portrayal in 'Alien' (1979). No established characters underwent a race change.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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8.4
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8.0

Critic Ratings

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9.4
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8.4

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