6.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Protector (2005)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.2
Overview
A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Negative
Buddhism: Positive
Overview
A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's central conflict, while not overtly political, champions individual responsibility and self-reliance as the solution to a personal wrong, emphasizing tradition and personal honor through vigilante justice.
The movie features a diverse international cast that aligns with its setting and plot, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on a traditional action quest and does not engage in critical portrayals of traditional identities or center on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film features a transgender woman as its primary antagonist, Madame Rose, whose identity is linked to her ruthless villainy and exotic persona. Additionally, several effeminate male characters are depicted stereotypically as her henchmen. This portrayal largely associates LGBTQ+ identity with villainy and harmful stereotypes, resulting in a net negative impact.
The film features Madame Rose, a transsexual main antagonist, whose gender identity is sensationalized and tied to her villainous persona. This portrayal contributes to harmful stereotypes, lacking dignity, complexity, or affirmation for transsexual characters.
The film portrays its protagonist, Kham, as a devout Buddhist whose moral code, spiritual strength, and unwavering determination are deeply rooted in his faith and cultural traditions. His righteous quest to rescue his sacred elephants aligns the narrative with the virtues and dignity of his Buddhist beliefs.
The film primarily features male characters in its extensive combat sequences. No significant female characters are depicted engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against one or more male opponents.
The Protector (2005) is an original film with no pre-existing source material or historical figures. All characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there are no established characters from prior canon whose gender could have been swapped.
The Protector (2005) is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment establishing the characters' races differently, thus no race swap occurs.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
7.1
Critic Ratings
5.3
5.2
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