6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Tortilla Soup (2001)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.6
Overview
A Mexican-American master chef and father to three daughters has lost his taste for food but not for life.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Race Swap: Yes
Christianity: Positive
Overview
A Mexican-American master chef and father to three daughters has lost his taste for food but not for life.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film explores universal themes of family, tradition, and individual growth within a Mexican-American context, consciously balancing the importance of heritage and familial bonds with the daughters' desires for independence and self-discovery without promoting a specific political ideology.
The movie features a diverse cast centered around a Mexican-American family, exploring their cultural traditions and personal lives. Its narrative focuses on family dynamics and identity without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making broader DEI themes central to the plot.
Secondary
Tortilla Soup features Maribel, a lesbian daughter, whose relationship with Yolanda is depicted positively and with dignity. The film normalizes their queer identity through the family's unquestioning acceptance, presenting their love story as an integral and respected part of the overall narrative without conflict or negative stereotypes.
The film "Tortilla Soup" is an adaptation of the Taiwanese film "Eat Drink Man Woman." The original characters were Chinese, while the adapted characters in "Tortilla Soup" are portrayed as Hispanic/Latino, constituting a race swap for the main family.
The film portrays Catholicism through the character of Maribel, a devout teacher at a Catholic school who considers becoming a nun. Her faith is depicted with respect and nuance, showing it as a genuine and positive influence on her character and moral compass, even as she navigates personal choices.
Tortilla Soup is a family drama centered on a Mexican-American chef and his three daughters. The film's plot and character arcs do not feature any transsexual characters or explore transgender themes, resulting in no depiction within the narrative.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Tortilla Soup is an adaptation of the Taiwanese film Eat Drink Man Woman. The main characters' genders in Tortilla Soup (father and three daughters) align with their counterparts in the original film, with no changes to their established genders.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.3
Critic Ratings
7.6
5.8
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