4.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.1
Overview
Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman who arrives on the scene kills one of the bikers and brings Chrissie's friends to the Hewitt homestead, where young Leatherface is learning the tools of terror.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman who arrives on the scene kills one of the bikers and brings Chrissie's friends to the Hewitt homestead, where young Leatherface is learning the tools of terror.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film primarily functions as a horror prequel exploring the origins of a monstrous family's depravity, with its central conflict and narrative resolution remaining apolitical and focused on visceral terror rather than ideological commentary.
The film features traditional casting without explicit DEI-driven race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on survival horror and the origins of its antagonists, without incorporating explicit critiques of traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its plot.
Secondary
The film's primary antagonists, the Hewitt family, frequently employ twisted Christian-coded rhetoric to justify their horrific acts of torture and murder. The narrative offers no counterbalancing positive portrayal or nuance, thus associating religious language with their cruelty and hypocrisy.
The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or storylines. Its narrative is solely centered on the horror elements and the origins of the Leatherface character and his family, resulting in no portrayal of LGBTQ+ identities.
The film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the origins of Leatherface and his cannibalistic family, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This film is a prequel to the 2003 remake. All established characters, such as Leatherface and other members of the Hewitt family, maintain their canonical gender from previous installments or the immediate remake continuity. No characters established as one gender in prior canon are portrayed as a different gender.
This film is a prequel to the 2003 remake. All major characters, including the Hewitt family and the victims, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their established depictions in the prior film and the franchise's history. No character established as one race was portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.8
6.2
Critic Ratings
1.6
3.0
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