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Northanger Abbey (1987)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.5
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Overview

A young girl, whose head is full of romantic and melodramatic notions, goes to stay with the wealthy Tilney family. Through her adventures, Catherine Morland comes to learn that marriage in the society of her day is determined not by true love but by wealth and social status.


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive

Overview

A young girl, whose head is full of romantic and melodramatic notions, goes to stay with the wealthy Tilney family. Through her adventures, Catherine Morland comes to learn that marriage in the society of her day is determined not by true love but by wealth and social status.


Starring Cast


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

The film primarily focuses on individual moral development, social navigation, and romantic relationships within a historical context, without explicitly promoting or critiquing modern political ideologies. Its central solution emphasizes personal growth and discernment rather than systemic change.

The movie features traditional casting that aligns with the historical period and source material, without intentional race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on social dynamics and individual character development within early 19th-century England, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities.

Secondary

The film, set in 19th-century England, implicitly portrays Christianity as the foundational moral and social framework. While it may subtly critique individual hypocrisy or materialism among its adherents, the narrative ultimately aligns with and affirms virtues such as honesty, kindness, and integrity, consistent with Christian teachings.

The film "Northanger Abbey" (2007), based on Jane Austen's novel, does not include any explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses exclusively on heterosexual relationships and societal conventions of the early 19th century, resulting in no LGBTQ+ portrayal.

Northanger Abbey (1987) is a faithful adaptation of Jane Austen's Regency-era novel. The narrative focuses on social conventions, romance, and gothic parody, without any depiction or exploration of transsexual characters or related themes. Consequently, the film has no impact, positive or negative, on the portrayal of such identities.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The 1987 film adaptation of Jane Austen's novel maintains the original genders of all established characters from the source material. No characters canonically male or female were portrayed as a different gender.

The 1987 film adaptation of Jane Austen's novel features a cast whose racial portrayals align with the implicitly white characters of the early 19th-century English source material. No characters established as one race in the original canon are depicted as a different race in this adaptation.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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5.4
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5.6

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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