8.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Last of Us (2023)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.6
Overview
Twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed, Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the United States and depend on each other for survival.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Positive
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
Twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed, Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the United States and depend on each other for survival.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film receives a neutral rating due to its balanced portrayal of both right-leaning critiques of government overreach and left-leaning communal solutions, alongside individual survivalist tactics, as responses to state failure.
The series incorporates explicit recasting of traditionally white roles with minority actors, alongside a narrative that deeply explores diverse social dynamics and the struggles of marginalized groups within a post-apocalyptic world. It emphasizes themes of communal living and societal division through a lens that highlights varied experiences and relationships.
Secondary
The Last of Us (show) provides a positive and authentic portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters, including Ellie, Bill and Frank, and Lev. It depicts fully realized queer relationships and complex identities with dignity, agency, and queer joy, contributing meaningfully to mainstream representation without relying on common tropes.
The Last of Us (2023) portrays transsexual characters, notably Lev, with thoughtful and authentic representation. The series treats these characters with depth and respect, avoiding stereotypes and tokenism. Lev's gender identity is integrated naturally into the narrative, highlighting their humanity and complexity within the post-apocalyptic setting, resulting in a net positive impact.
Maria, a character depicted as white in the original video game, is portrayed by a Black actress in the television adaptation. This constitutes at least one instance of a race swap.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The show "The Last of Us" faithfully adapts the gender of all established characters from the original video game series. No major or legacy characters who were canonically male or female in the source material are portrayed as a different gender in the adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.5
8.5
Critic Ratings
9.3
8.3
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