7.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Flowers of Evil (2013)
Flowers of Evil (2013)
Overview
The corrupt pure-love story revolves around Kasuga Takao, a bookish boy who loves the poems of Charles Baudelaire (the original author of the poetry collection "Les Fleurs du mal" or "Flowers of Evil"). One day after school, he discovers and steals the gym clothes of Saeki Nanako, the girl he has a crush on. However, he learns that Nakamura Sawa, a girl he loathes, happens to catch him in the act. Nakamura blackmails Kasuga into a contract, or else she will reveal his secret.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
7.1
Overview
The corrupt pure-love story revolves around Kasuga Takao, a bookish boy who loves the poems of Charles Baudelaire (the original author of the poetry collection "Les Fleurs du mal" or "Flowers of Evil"). One day after school, he discovers and steals the gym clothes of Saeki Nanako, the girl he has a crush on. However, he learns that Nakamura Sawa, a girl he loathes, happens to catch him in the act. Nakamura blackmails Kasuga into a contract, or else she will reveal his secret.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores the psychological turmoil of adolescence, focusing on themes of alienation, conformity, and manipulation without promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies. Its narrative centers on individual internal struggles and interpersonal dynamics rather than broader societal or political structures.
The film features a cast appropriate for its Japanese origin, without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center strong DEI themes.
Secondary
The film depicts family units where parental authority is largely ineffective in guiding children through their psychological struggles, and adolescent rebellion against societal norms, including familial expectations, is a central theme.
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The anime adaptation of "Flowers of Evil" maintains the original genders of its main characters as established in the source manga. No characters canonically male or female in the source material are portrayed as a different gender in the adaptation.
The Japanese anime series features characters visually depicted as Japanese. The involvement of a German voice actor in a dubbed version does not alter the on-screen visual race of the animated characters.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.5
6.7
Critic Ratings
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