4.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Primitive War (2025)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.4
Overview
During the Vietnam War, a recon unit ventures to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing platoon. They soon find themselves in a fight for their lives against an unexpected enemy — prehistoric dinosaurs.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Trans: Neutral
Gender Swap: Yes
Christianity: Positive
Overview
During the Vietnam War, a recon unit ventures to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing platoon. They soon find themselves in a fight for their lives against an unexpected enemy — prehistoric dinosaurs.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explicitly prioritizes action and survival horror over political commentary, using the Vietnam War setting as a backdrop for genre elements rather than engaging in ideological debates, resulting in a neutral political stance.
The film includes visible racial diversity within its US military cast and some gender diversity among enemy combatants. However, its narrative primarily focuses on American soldiers, utilizing traditional war movie tropes without significant cultural critique or explicit DEI-driven storytelling.
Secondary
Primitive War features transsexual characters in a minimal and peripheral capacity, integrated into the broader ensemble of survivors. Their identities are not central to the plot, nor are they explored in depth. The film maintains a neutral stance, neither affirming nor denigrating, prioritizing action and survival themes over character-driven explorations of gender identity.
The film adapts a character from the original novel and comic who was canonically male, portraying them as female on screen. This intentional change constitutes a gender swap.
The film portrays Christianity through the character of Miller, a Catholic soldier, whose faith provides him comfort, guides his actions, and allows him to offer solace to others amidst conflict. The narrative presents his personal faith with nuance and respect, highlighting its role as a source of strength, even when met with skepticism from other characters.
Primitive War (2025) is a science fiction action horror film centered on a military unit during the Vietnam War. Its narrative focuses on war, survival, and encounters with de-extinct dinosaurs. The film does not explicitly portray or explore LGBTQ+ characters or themes, with no mention of such elements in its plot or available analyses.
The available information for *Primitive War* does not describe any scenes where a female character defeats one or more male opponents in close-quarters physical combat. Public summaries focus on male soldiers fighting dinosaurs and enemy forces, with no detailed mention of female combatants in such scenarios.
The film's major characters, primarily US military personnel, are cast with actors whose race aligns with the likely ethnicity of American soldiers in the 1968 Vietnam War setting. No specific character is identified as having their established race changed from source material or historical context.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.4
6.9
Critic Ratings
5.3
N/A
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