6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Asura: The City of Madness (2016)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.8
Overview
A shady cop finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between Internal Affairs and the city’s corrupt mayor.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
A shady cop finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between Internal Affairs and the city’s corrupt mayor.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's dominant themes align with a left-leaning perspective due to its relentless and nihilistic critique of systemic corruption and abuse of power within government and law enforcement, portraying institutions as inherently predatory and beyond individual redemption.
This South Korean crime thriller features a cast representative of its origin, without explicit DEI-driven casting in the context of traditionally white roles. The narrative explores themes of corruption and moral decay through its characters, but it does not center on explicit DEI critiques of traditional identities.
Secondary
Asura: The City of Madness is a crime thriller that does not feature any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on corruption and violence within the criminal underworld and law enforcement, with no discernible LGBTQ+ representation or related plot points.
The film "Asura: The City of Madness" is a South Korean crime thriller focused on corruption within law enforcement and politics. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative, nor are there any discussions or depictions related to transsexual identity. Therefore, the film has no impact on the portrayal of transsexual individuals.
The film primarily features male characters engaged in intense physical and violent conflicts. There are no significant female characters depicted participating in or winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents.
Asura: The City of Madness is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which a character's gender could have been altered.
Asura: The City of Madness is an original South Korean film, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic. All characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there are no prior canonical or historical racial baselines to establish a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.8
Critic Ratings
7.3
6.4
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