5.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Shadow (1994)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.3
Overview
Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "the power to cloud men's minds", The Shadow comes blazing to the rescue with explosive results.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Buddhism: Positive
Overview
Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "the power to cloud men's minds", The Shadow comes blazing to the rescue with explosive results.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around a mysterious vigilante fighting a supervillain, focusing on classic good versus evil and individual heroism without engaging in explicit political commentary or promoting specific ideological solutions.
The movie features traditional casting for its lead roles, with no apparent race or gender swaps of traditionally white characters for DEI purposes. Its narrative focuses on a classic hero-villain dynamic without explicitly critiquing or negatively framing traditional identities.
Secondary
The film portrays a Tibetan holy man (the Tulku) and his spiritual teachings as the source of The Shadow's powers and moral compass. This spiritual tradition is depicted as wise, benevolent, and crucial for combating evil, aligning the narrative with its virtues.
The film 'The Shadow' does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on the titular hero's fight against crime and his personal struggles, without engaging with queer identity in any capacity, resulting in no discernible portrayal.
The film 'The Shadow' (1994) is a superhero action movie centered on Lamont Cranston's fight against a powerful villain. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative, resulting in no depiction to evaluate.
The film features Margo Lane, whose primary abilities are psychic. She does not engage in or win close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. No other female characters participate in such combat.
The 1994 film adaptation of The Shadow retains the established genders for all major characters from the original pulp magazines and radio dramas. No canonical male or female characters were portrayed as a different gender.
Analysis of the 1994 film "The Shadow" reveals no instances where a character, canonically established as one race in the source material, was portrayed by an actor of a different race. Key characters' portrayals align with their original depictions.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.1
6.1
Critic Ratings
3.8
5.0
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