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Operation Red Sea (2018)

Bias Rating
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Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.5
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Overview

A squad of the Jiaolong Commando Unit - Sea Dragon, a spec ops team of the Chinese Navy, carries out a hostage rescue operation in the nation of Yewaire, on the Arabian Peninsula, and fiercely fights against local rebel groups and Zaka, a terrorist organization.


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Strong Right
Diversity: Moderate
Islam: Negative

Overview

A squad of the Jiaolong Commando Unit - Sea Dragon, a spec ops team of the Chinese Navy, carries out a hostage rescue operation in the nation of Yewaire, on the Arabian Peninsula, and fiercely fights against local rebel groups and Zaka, a terrorist organization.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Prime Video logoPrime Video
Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
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Detailed Bias Analysis

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Primary

The film's central thesis explicitly promotes a strong, interventionist military as the primary solution to international threats, emphasizing national pride and the projection of national power. This uncritical glorification of military might and nationalistic duty aligns strongly with discourse typically found on the political right.

The movie's casting reflects its Chinese origin and setting, without explicit DEI-driven race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative primarily showcases traditional heroic portrayals of male military figures, maintaining a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities without making DEI themes central to the story.

Secondary

The film depicts a terrorist organization whose cruel and hateful actions are explicitly tied to extremist interpretations of Islam. The narrative unequivocally condemns these religiously-motivated antagonists without offering any counterbalancing positive portrayal or nuance of Islam itself.

Operation Red Sea is a military action film centered on a Chinese naval special forces unit. The narrative focuses exclusively on combat and rescue operations, with no discernible LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes present throughout the story.

Operation Red Sea is a military action film centered on a Chinese naval special forces unit's rescue mission in a fictional Middle Eastern country. The narrative does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or explore related themes, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.

The film features Li Dong, a highly skilled female soldier, who primarily engages in combat using firearms and heavy weaponry against male opponents. There are no scenes depicting her defeating one or more male opponents in direct physical combat using hand-to-hand, martial arts, or melee weapons.

The film features original characters created for its narrative, rather than adapting pre-existing characters from source material or historical figures with established genders. Therefore, no gender swaps occur.

Operation Red Sea is an original film inspired by real events, not an adaptation of existing source material with established characters or a biopic of specific historical figures. All characters are original creations for the film. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.6
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7.4

Critic Ratings

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8.0
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N/A

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