5.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Ascension of the Demonoids (1985)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.2
Overview
George Kuchar received his only funding grant for this film ($20,000 from the NEA), and so, freed from the usual financial restraints, he was determined to have a good time and make a “spectacle” with “tons of color” and dazzling superimpositions. A big, colorful tapestry about rumors that are in all of the previous UFO movies. A loose story line that weaves in and out of the UFO phenomenon.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Negative
Overview
George Kuchar received his only funding grant for this film ($20,000 from the NEA), and so, freed from the usual financial restraints, he was determined to have a good time and make a “spectacle” with “tons of color” and dazzling superimpositions. A big, colorful tapestry about rumors that are in all of the previous UFO movies. A loose story line that weaves in and out of the UFO phenomenon.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central subject matter of experimental, low-budget surrealism and personal melodrama lacks inherent political valence, and the narrative does not champion any specific ideological problem or solution, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features primarily traditional casting without explicit DEI-driven choices. Its narrative focuses on melodramatic and camp elements, rather than offering a critique of traditional identities or explicitly centering DEI themes.
Secondary
George Kuchar's "Ascension of the Demonoids" offers a positive portrayal of LGBTQ+ themes through its signature camp aesthetic and empathetic depiction of unconventional desires. Consistent with Kuchar's broader work, the film explores human anxieties and identities with a non-judgmental, often humorous, and validating lens for the marginalized, affirming queer sensibilities amidst its unique melodrama.
The film employs imagery and themes (demons, ascension) with clear Judeo-Christian eschatological roots, but presents them through a highly satirical and grotesque lens characteristic of George Kuchar. The narrative subverts traditional religious concepts of spiritual beings and transcendence, portraying them as absurd, terrifying, or ridiculous. This satirical approach critiques or ridicules anxieties and beliefs associated with these themes, resulting in a negative depiction.
The film "Ascension of the Demonoids" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Consequently, there is no specific portrayal to evaluate regarding positive, negative, or neutral impacts on transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Ascension of the Demonoids is an original film by George Kuchar, not an adaptation of existing source material or a reboot of legacy characters. Therefore, no characters have a pre-established canonical or historical gender that could be swapped.
This is an original, experimental film from 1985 by George Kuchar. There is no evidence of source material, prior adaptations, or historical figures that would establish canonical character races for comparison. Therefore, no race swaps can be identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
4.0
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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