4.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
From These Roots (1958)
From These Roots (1958)
Overview
Follow the life of successful writer Elizabeth “Liz” Fraser Allen as she returns to her New England hometown of Strathfield to run her family’s newspaper after her father suffers a heart attack.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
4.8
Overview
Follow the life of successful writer Elizabeth “Liz” Fraser Allen as she returns to her New England hometown of Strathfield to run her family’s newspaper after her father suffers a heart attack.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly documents and critiques systemic racism and champions the struggle for civil rights and equality for African Americans, aligning directly with progressive ideology.
This documentary centers on the historical contributions of African Americans, inherently focusing on a historically marginalized group. Its narrative implicitly critiques traditional societal structures by highlighting the struggles and achievements of Black individuals against a backdrop of racial inequality, making DEI themes central to its purpose.
Secondary
As a 1950s American soap opera, the film implicitly upholds Christian-influenced moral values and community norms. While characters navigate personal struggles, the narrative generally aligns with virtues often associated with the faith, portraying it as a foundational aspect of the community's ethical framework.
The 1958 television soap opera "From These Roots" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on traditional family dramas and relationships, consistent with television programming of its era, without depicting queer identities or experiences.
The film 'From These Roots' (1958) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on traditional family drama and social issues of the era, with no depiction of transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
As an original daytime soap opera that premiered in 1958, "From These Roots" introduced all its characters for the first time. There is no prior source material or established canon for its characters to be compared against, thus precluding any gender swaps.
From These Roots was an original daytime soap opera created for television in 1958. Its characters were new creations, meaning there was no prior established canon or historical record for their race to be altered from. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.2
3.5
Critic Ratings
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