3.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Ghostly Love (1989)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 3.6
Overview
"Chinese Ghost Story" clone, with "Erotic Ghost Story" treatment. Scholar Tsin Fai arrives in a strange village where the beautiful Siu Chui mysteriously arrives in his room and into his bed. Next day, in the street, she treats him as a stranger...
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Trans: Neutral
Female Combat: Yes
Buddhism: Positive
Overview
"Chinese Ghost Story" clone, with "Erotic Ghost Story" treatment. Scholar Tsin Fai arrives in a strange village where the beautiful Siu Chui mysteriously arrives in his room and into his bed. Next day, in the street, she treats him as a stranger...
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Based solely on the title "Ghostly Love," the film's core subject matter appears to be apolitical, focusing on themes of romance and the supernatural rather than explicit political ideologies. Without further plot details, there is no basis to assign a political bias.
Based on the limited information provided, which includes only the movie title and director, a neutral assessment was made for both casting diversity and narrative framing. Without specific details on character roles, cast composition, or thematic content, no explicit DEI elements or traditional portrayals could be identified.
Secondary
The film features a central character who was a man in a past life and is now a woman via reincarnation, forming the basis of a romantic plot. This supernatural gender change functions as a unique plot device for a love story, neither affirming nor denigrating transsexual identity in a broader sense.
The film features a female ghost character, May, who engages in direct physical combat. She uses martial arts and supernatural strength to defeat multiple male opponents in hand-to-hand confrontations.
Buddhist monks and rituals are depicted as effective and benevolent forces against malevolent spirits, offering spiritual protection and guidance within the film's narrative. Their practices are shown to be genuinely powerful in combating supernatural threats.
No information regarding LGBTQ+ characters or themes was provided for 'Ghostly Love'. Consequently, an evaluation of its portrayal and net impact on queer identity cannot be determined from the given input.
The film "Ghostly Love" (1989) is not identified as an adaptation of existing source material, a reboot, or a biopic. Consequently, its characters are considered original to the film, and there is no prior canonical gender to establish a gender swap.
The film "Ghostly Love" (1989) is presented without any prior source material or historical context. Therefore, there is no established canonical or historical race for its characters to be compared against, making a race swap impossible under the given definition.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.3
3.0
Critic Ratings
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