4.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.5
Overview
As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades—Eric the Huntsman, who aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna in Snowwhite and the Huntsman, and his forbidden lover, Sara—set out to stop them.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Female Combat: Yes
Overview
As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades—Eric the Huntsman, who aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna in Snowwhite and the Huntsman, and his forbidden lover, Sara—set out to stop them.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around fighting a magical tyrant and the power of love, which are universal fantasy tropes without a strong, inherent political valence. The narrative champions archetypal themes of good triumphing over evil and personal redemption, rather than engaging with specific political ideologies.
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast for its central fairy tale roles, without explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative also maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, focusing on individual character arcs rather than explicit DEI critiques.
Secondary
The film features Sara, a highly trained warrior, who repeatedly engages in and wins physical combat against multiple male opponents using melee weapons and hand-to-hand techniques. Other female characters primarily use magical abilities for combat.
The film "The Huntsman: Winter's War" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on heterosexual relationships and fantasy adventure, with no explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ representation present in the storyline or character arcs.
The film "The Huntsman: Winter's War" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on fantasy elements, magic, and the relationships between its primary characters without engaging with transgender identity.
The film introduces new female dwarf characters (Bromwyn, Doreena) alongside male dwarves. However, these are original characters created for this installment, not gender-swapped versions of specific, pre-established male dwarf characters from prior canon or source material.
This film is a prequel/sequel to "Snow White and the Huntsman" (2012), which adapted the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. All major characters, including those returning and new additions, are portrayed by actors of the same race as established in the prior film and traditional depictions. No character's race was changed from their source material or previous on-screen portrayal.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.1
6.3
Critic Ratings
2.0
3.5
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