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Black Widow (2021)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.1
Black Widow poster

Overview

Natasha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Gender Swap: Yes

Overview

Natasha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Disney Plus logoDisney Plus
Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

The film's central narrative critiques a patriarchal system that exploits and controls women, championing female agency, solidarity, and the dismantling of oppressive structures as the solution, aligning with progressive values.

The movie features a predominantly white main cast, consistent with the source material, with visible diversity in supporting roles. Its narrative, however, strongly emphasizes themes of female liberation and agency, explicitly portraying a white male character as the central antagonist who embodies patriarchal control and exploitation.

Secondary

The film features multiple female characters, including Natasha Romanoff, Yelena Belova, and Melina Vostokoff, who repeatedly engage in and win close-quarters physical fights against male opponents. They utilize martial arts and skill to defeat groups of male agents and guards.

The character Taskmaster, canonically established as male in Marvel Comics, is portrayed as female (Antonia Dreykov) in the film, constituting a clear gender swap.

The film 'Black Widow' does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on Natasha Romanoff's past and her surrogate family without exploring queer identities or relationships, resulting in no discernible LGBTQ+ portrayal.

Black Widow does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the backstory of Natasha Romanoff and her surrogate family, without engaging with transsexual identity in any capacity.

The film features established Marvel characters like Natasha Romanoff, Yelena Belova, Red Guardian, and Melina Vostokoff. All main characters are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their established comic book or prior cinematic appearances. There are no instances where a character canonically established as one race is portrayed as a different race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.6
The Movie Database logo
7.2

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
7.9
Metacritic logo
6.8

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