7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Evil Dead II (1987)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.8
Overview
Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central conflict and narrative are entirely apolitical, focusing on supernatural horror and slapstick comedy without any discernible ideological messaging or engagement with political themes, resulting in a neutral rating.
The movie features a traditional cast without explicit diversity-driven casting choices. Its narrative focuses on horror-comedy elements and does not engage in critical portrayals of traditional identities or explicitly incorporate DEI themes.
Secondary
Evil Dead II is a horror-comedy film primarily centered on a protagonist battling supernatural forces. The movie does not feature any LGBTQ+ characters or explore related themes, resulting in no discernible portrayal of queer identity within its narrative.
Evil Dead II does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate, resulting in a net impact rating of N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Evil Dead II is a direct sequel to The Evil Dead (1981). The returning characters, Ash Williams and Linda, maintain their original genders. All other significant characters in Evil Dead II are new creations for this installment, not gender-swapped versions of prior established characters.
Evil Dead II is a direct sequel to The Evil Dead (1981). The returning characters, such as Ash Williams, maintain their established race. All other significant characters are new to this installment and thus do not qualify as race swaps.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.7
7.5
Critic Ratings
8.8
7.2
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