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Looking for Alaska (2019)

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Looking for Alaska (2019)

Overview

Miles enrolls in a new boarding school seeking adventure. There, he befriends a group of quirky students led by the captivating and troubled Alaska. As they pull pranks and explore dark secrets, a night of celebration takes a tragic turn, forcing the group to grapple with loss and the complexities of growing up.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Political: Center
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Neutral
Christianity: Positive

Viewer Rating
8.1

Overview

Miles enrolls in a new boarding school seeking adventure. There, he befriends a group of quirky students led by the captivating and troubled Alaska. As they pull pranks and explore dark secrets, a night of celebration takes a tragic turn, forcing the group to grapple with loss and the complexities of growing up.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film primarily explores universal themes of adolescence, first love, friendship, and the profound impact of grief and loss, focusing on personal growth and existential questioning rather than engaging with specific political ideologies or societal critiques.

The series demonstrates significant DEI primarily through its casting choices, notably by recasting a traditionally white character with a minority actor. However, the narrative itself does not explicitly critique traditional identities or make DEI themes central to its plot beyond these casting decisions.

Secondary

The series features the character Takumi, whose sexuality is subtly hinted at as potentially bisexual. This aspect of his identity is not explicitly explored or central to the plot, resulting in a neutral portrayal that neither affirms nor denigrates LGBTQ+ themes.

The film portrays Christianity through characters like Colonel, whose faith provides him with comfort, moral grounding, and a framework for understanding loss. While other characters question or reject faith, the narrative respects Colonel's beliefs and explores the diverse ways individuals grapple with spirituality without condemning the religion itself.

The film "Looking for Alaska" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the experiences of Miles Halter at a boarding school, his friendships, and the mystery surrounding a peer's death, without incorporating transgender identities into its plot or character arcs.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The 2019 adaptation of John Green's novel "Looking for Alaska" maintains the established genders of all major characters from the source material. No character canonically male or female in the novel is portrayed as a different gender in the series.

The character Chip 'The Colonel' Martin, whose race was not explicitly specified or visually depicted in the source novel, is portrayed by a Black actor in the adaptation. This does not meet the definition of a race swap, which requires a character to be canonically, historically, or widely established as a specific race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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8.0
The Movie Database logo
7.9

Critic Ratings

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9.2
Metacritic logo
7.2

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