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The Scorpion King (2002)

Bias Rating
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Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.9
The Scorpion King poster

Overview

In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and more, Mathayus strives to bring justice to his complicated world.


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Overview

In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and more, Mathayus strives to bring justice to his complicated world.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
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Detailed Bias Analysis

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Primary

The film's core conflict revolves around a classic hero's journey to overthrow a tyrannical ruler, championing universal themes of justice and freedom without engaging with specific modern political ideologies, leading to a neutral rating.

The movie features a visibly diverse cast, including actors of various ethnic backgrounds, for roles within its ancient fantasy setting. The narrative follows a traditional action-adventure structure, focusing on a hero's quest without explicitly critiquing or promoting specific identity themes.

Secondary

The Scorpion King does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is solely focused on a heterosexual action-adventure plot, resulting in no depiction of queer identity or experiences within the film.

The film "The Scorpion King" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate regarding transsexual identity or experiences, resulting in an N/A rating for its impact.

The film features Cassandra, a sorceress, whose abilities are primarily magical. While she participates in the narrative's conflict, her contributions are through magic and visions, not direct physical combat. No female character is depicted defeating male opponents in hand-to-hand or melee weapon combat.

The film is a prequel focusing on the established male character Mathayus, the Scorpion King, from "The Mummy Returns." All major characters introduced or featured maintain their established or original genders, with no instances of a character previously known as one gender being portrayed as another.

The character Mathayus (The Scorpion King) was introduced and established by Dwayne Johnson in 'The Mummy Returns' (2001) before this prequel. There is no prior source material or depiction where the character was canonically established as a different race, thus no race swap occurred.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

4.9

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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5.5
The Movie Database logo
5.6

Critic Ratings

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4.0
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4.5

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