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World War Z (2013)

Bias Rating
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Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.7
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Overview

Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls.


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Islam: Negative
Judaism: Positive

Overview

Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls.


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Paramount+ logoParamount+
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Detailed Bias Analysis

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Primary

The film maintains a neutral stance by focusing on the apolitical nature of a global zombie pandemic and championing a pragmatic solution that blends international scientific collaboration with individual heroism and military necessity, rather than promoting a specific political ideology.

The movie includes a visibly diverse supporting cast in significant roles, though its primary protagonist is a white male. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive portrayal of traditional identities, focusing on a global crisis and international cooperation rather than explicit DEI themes or critiques.

Secondary

The film depicts a loud 'call to prayer/singing' as directly attracting zombies and causing the breach of Jerusalem's protective wall, leading to widespread death and destruction. This links a religious practice to catastrophic failure.

The film portrays Israel's 'Tenth Man' protocol, a fictionalized concept of extreme vigilance, as a highly effective and proactive measure that allowed the nation to prepare for the global pandemic. While a subsequent breach of the wall occurs due to loud celebration, this is depicted as a human error rather than a condemnation of the faith itself, with the initial foresight presented positively.

World War Z does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's plot is entirely centered on a global zombie apocalypse and survival, thus the portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements is not applicable.

World War Z is a post-apocalyptic action film focused on a global zombie pandemic. The narrative does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes, nor does it explore issues related to transgender identity. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate within the film's content.

The film features female characters in action roles, notably Segen, an Israeli soldier. While she participates in combat against zombies, her victories are achieved primarily through the use of firearms. There are no instances where she or any other female character defeats one or more male human opponents in direct physical combat using skill, strength, or melee weapons.

The film's main characters, including Gerry Lane, were original creations for the movie adaptation and do not directly correspond to specific, gender-established characters from the source novel who were then portrayed as a different gender. Therefore, no gender swap occurred.

The film "World War Z" introduces new, original characters like Gerry Lane, who did not exist in the source novel. It does not adapt specific, canonically established characters from the book and portray them as a different race. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.0
The Movie Database logo
6.8

Critic Ratings

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6.7
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6.3

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