The Yellow Birds
2017 · 96 min · Director: Alexandre Moors
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"Yellow Birds" follows John Bartle and the difficulties he faces in keeping his humanity, his urge to survive and his friend Murph alive during the war in Iraq, as well as his life and struggles with his memories of the war after he comes back to Virginia.
Emotional fingerprint
The Yellow Birds (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Anxiety 20%, Guilt 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Anxiety20%
- Guilt20%
- Empathy15%
- Melancholy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Anxiety, Guilt. Genres: Drama, War. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Anxiety and Guilt. Its IMDb rating of 5.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 60/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Melancholy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Melancholy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Melancholy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Melancholy | 62 % | 45 % | 42 % | 48 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Tension | 62 % | 34 % | 40 % | 29 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Tension | 68 % | 33 % | 44 % | 21 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Empathy | 65 % | 29 % | 43 % | 28 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 69 % | 33 % | 43 % | 31 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Tension | 77 % | 46 % | 56 % | 36 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Empathy | 70 % | 46 % | 63 % | 46 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Melancholy | 70 % | 45 % | 60 % | 46 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 80 % | 55 % | 66 % | 41 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Sadness | 84 % | 70 % | 77 % | 51 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Sadness | 82 % | 74 % | 80 % | 59 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Empathy | 79 % | 69 % | 75 % | 56 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Sadness | 78 % | 65 % | 70 % | 50 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 80 % | 56 % | 64 % | 39 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 82 % | 49 % | 59 % | 33 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 87 % | 60 % | 66 % | 43 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Sadness | 93 % | 83 % | 83 % | 64 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Sadness | 92 % | 85 % | 88 % | 79 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Melancholy | 82 % | 68 % | 73 % | 78 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Melancholy | 72 % | 55 % | 53 % | 70 % |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Jenny Smith
Details
- Directed by
- Alexandre Moors
- Written by
- R.F.I. Porto, David Lowery, Kevin Powers, David Lowery
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2017
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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