5.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Batman Forever (1995)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.1
Overview
Batman faces off against two foes: the schizophrenic, horribly scarred former District Attorney Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face, and the Riddler, a disgruntled ex-Wayne Enterprises inventor seeking revenge against his former employer by unleashing his brain-sucking weapon on Gotham City's residents. As the caped crusader also copes with tortured memories of his parents' murder, he has a new romance, with psychologist Chase Meridian.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Overview
Batman faces off against two foes: the schizophrenic, horribly scarred former District Attorney Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face, and the Riddler, a disgruntled ex-Wayne Enterprises inventor seeking revenge against his former employer by unleashing his brain-sucking weapon on Gotham City's residents. As the caped crusader also copes with tortured memories of his parents' murder, he has a new romance, with psychologist Chase Meridian.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around individual heroism, psychological identity, and the fight against crime, which are largely apolitical themes. Its solutions are rooted in individual action and personal resolution rather than promoting any specific political ideology or critiquing societal structures.
Batman Forever features a predominantly white main cast with no explicit race or gender swaps of traditional roles. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities, without incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film features a prominent camp aesthetic and subtextual homoeroticism in character dynamics, which can be interpreted through a queer lens. However, these elements are incidental, serving as stylistic choices rather than explicit depictions of identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in a neutral overall impact.
Batman Forever does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative does not engage with transsexual identity, either explicitly or implicitly, resulting in no direct portrayal to evaluate.
The film does not feature any female characters engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. Female characters present do not participate in such action scenes.
All major characters in "Batman Forever" who have established canonical genders from the comics or previous adaptations are portrayed with the same gender in the film. No characters were changed from their original gender.
All major characters in Batman Forever, including Batman, Robin, Riddler, and Two-Face, are portrayed by actors of the same race as their established comic book or previous film counterparts. No canonical characters underwent a race change.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.5
5.4
Critic Ratings
4.1
5.4
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