3.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Soul Plane (2004)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 3.7
Overview
Following a ridiculously awful flight that leads to his pet's death, Nashawn Wade files a lawsuit against the airline, and wins a multimillion-dollar settlement. Determined to create a better flying experience, Nashawn starts his own airline, one that caters to an African-American clientele. Going into business with a tricked-out plane piloted by the smooth Capt. Mack, the airline hits a snag when it has to deal with the family of Elvis Hunkee.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Negative
Judaism: Negative
Overview
Following a ridiculously awful flight that leads to his pet's death, Nashawn Wade files a lawsuit against the airline, and wins a multimillion-dollar settlement. Determined to create a better flying experience, Nashawn starts his own airline, one that caters to an African-American clientele. Going into business with a tricked-out plane piloted by the smooth Capt. Mack, the airline hits a snag when it has to deal with the family of Elvis Hunkee.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film is a broad comedy that satirizes air travel and cultural stereotypes, focusing on an individual's entrepreneurial response to a personal grievance rather than promoting a specific political ideology or engaging in systemic critique, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features a predominantly Black cast and centers its premise around a Black-owned airline, demonstrating intentional DEI-driven casting. While it includes comedic portrayals of some traditional identities, the narrative does not offer an explicit or central critique of these identities.
Secondary
Soul Plane features openly gay characters whose portrayals primarily rely on exaggerated, stereotypical mannerisms for comedic effect. Their identity is largely a source of mockery, with humor often derived from harmful stereotypes rather than offering any complex, dignified, or affirming representation of LGBTQ+ individuals or themes.
Soul Plane features a character whose trans identity is revealed as a comedic plot twist, eliciting shock and disgust from other characters. The portrayal uses trans identity as a source of mockery and reinforces harmful stereotypes, lacking dignity or empathy for the character.
The film portrays the Jewish character, Elvis Hunkee, as an outsider and the frequent target of jokes, often playing into stereotypes about his ethnicity and perceived 'whiteness.' The narrative uses his discomfort and 'otherness' for comedic effect, reinforcing rather than subverting negative stereotypes without significant counterbalancing nuance or sympathy.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Soul Plane is an original film from 2004, not an adaptation, biopic, or reboot. All characters were created for this specific movie, meaning none had a pre-established gender in prior canon or history to be swapped.
Soul Plane is an original comedy film from 2004. All characters were created specifically for this movie and do not have prior canonical or historical racial baselines from source material or previous installments. Therefore, no character can be considered race-swapped.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.5
5.4
Critic Ratings
1.6
3.3
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