7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Her Story (2024)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.5
Overview
Wang Tiemei, a single mother, loses her job and moves, befriending neighbor Xiaoye who appears cheerful but is depressed. Their bond grows as Tiemei navigates relationships with her ex-husband causing trouble.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Positive
Overview
Wang Tiemei, a single mother, loses her job and moves, befriending neighbor Xiaoye who appears cheerful but is depressed. Their bond grows as Tiemei navigates relationships with her ex-husband causing trouble.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by addressing feminist themes and advocating for female agency and equality within a restrictive political environment, directly aligning with systemic critiques and identity politics.
The film explicitly focuses on a diverse range of female experiences, challenging social taboos and fostering dialogue about women's roles and representation within Chinese society. Its narrative directly critiques traditional norms by highlighting issues like sexual consent and women's health with honesty and sensitivity.
Secondary
The film "Her Story" offers a positive and authentic portrayal of transgender women, featuring trans actors in trans roles. It depicts their relationships and community with nuance, respect, and dignity. While acknowledging external challenges like ignorance, the narrative ultimately emphasizes themes of growth, friendship, and love, affirming the worth of LGBTQ+ identities.
Her Story provides an authentic and nuanced portrayal of transsexual women, focusing on their complex lives, relationships, and challenges without resorting to stereotypes or tragic tropes. It depicts characters with dignity and agency, exploring themes of love, resilience, and community dynamics, ultimately affirming the worth of trans lives.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film focuses on original female characters and their experiences, including transgender women, without re-gendering any characters previously established as a different gender in source material or history. The provided information explicitly states it does not involve gender swapping.
The film is an original story set in contemporary Chinese society, focusing on new characters and gender dynamics. There is no indication of it being an adaptation or biopic with pre-established characters whose race was altered, nor is there any emphasis on race swapping in its casting.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.5
7.6
Critic Ratings
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