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The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.3
The Importance of Being Earnest poster

Overview

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative

Overview

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Philo logoPhilo
Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

The film is a social satire that critiques human hypocrisy and the absurdity of Victorian social conventions, rather than promoting or opposing specific political ideologies. Its narrative focuses on comedic resolutions within existing social structures.

The movie features a traditional, predominantly white British cast, consistent with its Victorian-era source material. The narrative faithfully adapts Oscar Wilde's satire of upper-class societal conventions, critiquing character behaviors without explicitly portraying traditional identities negatively in a modern context.

Secondary

The film satirizes the superficiality and hypocrisy of Victorian society's adherence to Christian morality, particularly through characters like Canon Chasuble, who is portrayed as bumbling and more interested in romance than spiritual guidance. The narrative critiques the institutional and social manifestations of religion as a tool for maintaining appearances rather than genuine faith.

The film 'The Importance of Being Earnest' is a comedic adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic play, focusing on mistaken identities and social conventions. Its narrative does not explicitly feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in an N/A classification for its portrayal.

The film "The Importance of Being Earnest" is a period comedy based on Oscar Wilde's play, focusing on social conventions, mistaken identities, and romance in Victorian England. It does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes, nor does it engage with gender identity in its narrative or character development.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The 2002 film adaptation of Oscar Wilde's play retains the original gender of all established characters from the source material. No characters canonically male or female are portrayed as a different gender.

The film adapts Oscar Wilde's play set in Victorian England. All major characters, implicitly white in the source material, are portrayed by white actors in the 2002 adaptation, consistent with the original work.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.8
The Movie Database logo
6.8

Critic Ratings

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5.7
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6.0

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