Pippi Longstocking (1984)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Center

Viewer Rating

Rating: 10.0

Overview

“Pippi Longstocking” is a Soviet two-part musical children’s television film based on the story “Pippi Longstocking” (1945) by Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren....

Starring Cast

Svetlana Stupak • Fyodor Stukov • Svetlana Shchelova

Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

FemPower: Yes

Overview

“Pippi Longstocking” is a Soviet two-part musical children’s television film based on the story “Pippi Longstocking” (1945) by Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren....

Starring Cast

Svetlana Stupak • Fyodor Stukov • Svetlana Shchelova

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Center

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film primarily focuses on apolitical themes of childhood imagination, freedom, and the celebration of a unique, non-conformist individual. While it features elements like self-reliance and resistance to state intervention, these are balanced by anti-establishment and anti-materialist themes, preventing a clear ideological leaning.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

The movie features traditional casting with predominantly white characters in its main roles, consistent with its source material. The narrative centers on the protagonist's adventures and unique personality, without engaging in explicit critiques of traditional identities or making DEI themes central to the storyline.

Secondary

FemPower: YesConfidence: High

The film features Pippi Longstocking, a young girl with extraordinary physical strength, who repeatedly engages in and wins close-quarters physical confrontations against multiple adult male characters, including burglars and bullies.

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The film 'Pippi Longstocking' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on childhood adventures and the unique personality of its protagonist, without engaging with queer identity in any capacity.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The 1984 film adaptation of Pippi Longstocking maintains the established genders of all major characters from Astrid Lindgren's original books, with no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

The 1984 film "Pippi Longstocking" features characters, including Pippi herself, portrayed by actors whose race aligns with the established canonical depictions from the original books and prior adaptations. No character's race was altered from their source material.