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Real Steel (2011)

Bias Rating
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Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.4
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Overview

Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who retired from the ring when robots took over the sport. After his robot is trashed, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son to rebuild and train an unlikely contender.


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Overview

Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who retired from the ring when robots took over the sport. After his robot is trashed, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son to rebuild and train an unlikely contender.


Starring Cast


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Detailed Bias Analysis

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Primary

The film primarily focuses on universal themes of family reconciliation and individual redemption through personal effort and perseverance, without explicitly promoting any specific political ideology. Its narrative centers on an apolitical journey of a father and son rebuilding their relationship.

The movie features a cast with visible diversity in supporting roles, though its primary characters are traditional in their representation. The narrative centers on a classic father-son redemption arc, maintaining a neutral to positive framing of its main characters without explicitly engaging with or critiquing traditional identities or DEI themes.

Secondary

Real Steel does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story is entirely centered on a heterosexual father-son dynamic and the world of robot boxing, resulting in no LGBTQ+ portrayal within the film.

Real Steel does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative is entirely focused on a futuristic robot boxing world and a family drama, rendering the criteria for transsexual portrayal inapplicable.

The film's primary conflict involves robot boxing, with human characters acting as trainers and operators. No female characters are depicted engaging in direct physical combat against any opponents, male or otherwise.

The film "Real Steel" is an adaptation of Richard Matheson's short story "Steel." While the film expands on the source material with new characters, no established character from the original story or any prior canon has their gender changed in the film adaptation.

The film "Real Steel" is an adaptation of Richard Matheson's short story "Steel." The main character, Steel Kelly, is implicitly white in the source material, and his film counterpart, Charlie Kenton, is also portrayed by a white actor. Other significant characters in the film are original creations or lack a clear racial baseline in the source material, thus no race swaps occurred.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.1
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7.1

Critic Ratings

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6.0
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5.6

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