3.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Fantastic Four (2015)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 3.1
Overview
Four young outsiders teleport to a dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
Four young outsiders teleport to a dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central conflict, a superhero origin story involving a scientific accident and a supervillain, is largely apolitical. While it briefly touches on themes of government control and scientific ethics, these are not explored with sufficient depth or ideological specificity to align with a particular political bias, resulting in a neutral stance.
The movie features an explicit racial recasting of a traditionally white main character. However, its narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center DEI themes, instead presenting them neutrally or positively.
Secondary
Johnny Storm, a character consistently depicted as white in the original comic source material and prior film adaptations, is portrayed by a Black actor in the 2015 film, which constitutes a race swap.
The film 'Fantastic Four' (2015) does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses solely on the origin story and development of its main heterosexual characters, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity.
The film "Fantastic Four" (2015) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate, resulting in a 'N/A' rating for its net impact on transsexual representation.
The film features Sue Storm (Invisible Woman) as the primary female character with powers. Her abilities involve invisibility and force fields, which she uses defensively and for containment during the climax. She does not engage in or win any direct physical combat against male opponents using skill, strength, or martial arts.
The 2015 film adaptation of Fantastic Four retains the established genders for all its core characters, including Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, Ben Grimm, and Victor Von Doom, as depicted in the source comics.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.3
4.4
Critic Ratings
0.9
2.7
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