5.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Young Hearts (1995)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.6
Overview
Malhação is a Brazilian television series for the teenage audience. The soap started in 1995, and was set in a fictional Gym Club called Malhação on Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. Through the years the location varied slightly. Although the name of the soap remains the same, it is now set in the Múltipla Escolha High School.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Positive
Overview
Malhação is a Brazilian television series for the teenage audience. The soap started in 1995, and was set in a fictional Gym Club called Malhação on Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. Through the years the location varied slightly. Although the name of the soap remains the same, it is now set in the Múltipla Escolha High School.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
Malhação is a long-running teen drama that primarily focuses on the apolitical themes of adolescent relationships, personal growth, and navigating social challenges, often promoting universal values like empathy and inclusivity without explicitly endorsing a specific political ideology.
The series 'Malhação' consistently showcased a visibly diverse cast, reflecting the multicultural reality of Brazil throughout its long run. Its narrative explored a wide range of social issues pertinent to young people, maintaining a generally neutral stance on traditional identities without making explicit DEI critique a central theme.
Secondary
Malhação has evolved to provide a largely positive portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters and themes, particularly in recent seasons. Storylines, such as those of Lica and Samantha, and Guga and Serginho, depicted queer relationships with dignity and complexity. While characters faced external prejudice, the narrative consistently affirmed their identities and the validity of their love, showcasing growth and acceptance.
The film "Young Hearts" sensitively portrays a pre-operative transsexual woman, Lisa, as she navigates a romantic relationship and societal challenges. It explores themes of love, acceptance, and prejudice with empathy, affirming the dignity and worth of transsexual lives and love, even amidst external obstacles.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Malhação is a long-running Brazilian teen soap opera that introduces new characters and storylines each season. It is not an adaptation of pre-existing material, nor does it typically recast established legacy characters from prior seasons with a different gender. Therefore, it does not feature gender swaps as defined.
Malhação is an original Brazilian teen drama that introduces new characters each season, rather than adapting pre-existing material or consistently recasting established legacy characters. Therefore, the concept of a 'race swap' as defined does not apply.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.8
6.3
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