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Dark Phoenix (2019)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.5
Dark Phoenix poster

Overview

The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out of control. During a rescue mission in outer space, Jean is nearly killed when she's hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. The X-Men must now band together to save her soul and battle aliens that want to use Grey's new abilities to rule the galaxy.


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Overview

The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out of control. During a rescue mission in outer space, Jean is nearly killed when she's hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. The X-Men must now band together to save her soul and battle aliens that want to use Grey's new abilities to rule the galaxy.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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YouTube logoYouTube
Apple TV logoApple TV
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film's central conflict focuses on an individual's struggle with immense, uncontrollable power and personal trauma, leading to themes of responsibility and self-sacrifice that are largely apolitical rather than promoting specific ideological viewpoints.

The movie features visible diversity within its cast, including characters of color, consistent with their established comic book identities. While the X-Men narrative inherently explores themes of marginalization through its mutant allegory, the story does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center DEI themes in a direct, overt manner.

Secondary

X-Men: Dark Phoenix does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the Phoenix Force and mutant struggles without direct engagement with queer identity, resulting in no specific portrayal to evaluate.

Dark Phoenix does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the X-Men's struggle with Jean Grey's cosmic powers and external threats, without incorporating elements related to trans identity.

The film features several powerful female characters, including Jean Grey (Dark Phoenix), Mystique, and Storm, who engage in combat. However, their victories against male opponents are achieved exclusively through the use of their overwhelming superpowers (telepathy, telekinesis, weather manipulation) rather than through skill, strength, or martial arts in close-quarters physical combat.

The film features established X-Men characters whose on-screen genders align with their comic book and prior film portrayals. The primary antagonist, Vuk, is an original character for this adaptation, not a gender-swapped version of a pre-existing character.

All major characters in X-Men: Dark Phoenix, including Jean Grey, Professor X, Magneto, and Storm, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their established comic book canon or previous film appearances. No instances of a character canonically established as one race being portrayed as a different race were found.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

4.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
5.7
The Movie Database logo
6.0

Critic Ratings

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2.2
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4.3

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