8.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Skyfall (2012)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.1
Overview
When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headquarters is attacked. While M faces challenges to her authority and position from Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, it's up to Bond, aided only by field agent Eve, to locate the mastermind behind the attack.
Starring Cast
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Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Neutral
Gender Swap: Yes
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headquarters is attacked. While M faces challenges to her authority and position from Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, it's up to Bond, aided only by field agent Eve, to locate the mastermind behind the attack.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central conflict questions the relevance of traditional intelligence, but its ultimate solution strongly reaffirms the enduring necessity and effectiveness of established institutions and methods, emphasizing loyalty and duty over modern critiques.
The movie demonstrates significant DEI primarily through the explicit racial and gender recasting of a traditionally white role (Eve Moneypenny). While the narrative features a strong female leader, it does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center on broader DEI themes, maintaining a largely traditional framing for its protagonist.
Secondary
The film includes a brief, ambiguous interaction where the villain, Raoul Silva, hints at sexual fluidity through suggestive remarks to James Bond. Bond's cool, reciprocal response prevents the scene from being overtly negative, but the association of these traits with a villain keeps it from being affirming. The portrayal is incidental, neither uplifting nor denigrating LGBTQ+ themes.
The character of M, historically established as male in the James Bond canon, is portrayed as female by Judi Dench in Skyfall, constituting a gender swap.
Eve Moneypenny, a character consistently portrayed as white in previous James Bond films and source material, is played by a Black actress, Naomie Harris, in Skyfall.
The film "Skyfall" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on James Bond's mission to confront a former MI6 agent, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences present in the plot or character arcs.
The film features M, Eve Moneypenny, and Sévérine as significant female characters. M's role is strategic, not combat-oriented. Sévérine is a victim. Eve Moneypenny participates in action sequences, primarily using firearms from a distance, but she is not depicted as winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
7.3
Critic Ratings
9.2
8.1
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