7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Taboo (2017)
Taboo (2017)
Overview
Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London from Africa in 1814 along with fourteen stolen diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.6
Overview
Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London from Africa in 1814 along with fourteen stolen diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The series critiques the brutal exploitation and unchecked power of the East India Company and the British Empire, aligning its central conflict with anti-colonial and anti-corporate themes typically associated with left-leaning perspectives.
The series features traditional casting for its 1814 London setting, with no explicit race or gender swaps of historically white roles. However, its narrative strongly critiques traditional power structures, explicitly portraying the British East India Company and the Crown's figures negatively due to their colonial ambitions and corruption.
Secondary
Taboo features Thorne Geary, a closeted gay character whose sexuality is primarily associated with his abusive nature, hypocrisy, and overall villainy. The narrative uses his hidden identity as a source of shame and vulnerability, contributing to a negative portrayal without any positive counter-balance or critique of the societal context.
The film portrays established Christian institutions and figures as deeply hypocritical, corrupt, and complicit in societal injustices like slavery and exploitation, using religious rhetoric to justify their power and actions.
There is insufficient information to assess the portrayal of transsexual characters or themes in 'Taboo, 2017'. Without specific plot details or character descriptions, it is impossible to determine if any such depictions exist or their net impact. Therefore, no supporting character arc or story plot example can be provided.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Taboo (2017) is an original historical drama series. Its characters were created for the show and do not have pre-established canonical or historical genders from prior source material, thus precluding a gender swap.
Taboo (2017) is an original historical drama series. Its characters, including the protagonist James Delaney, were created specifically for the show and are not adaptations of pre-existing characters from source material or real historical figures with established races. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
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7.6
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