Apple TVWizards (1977)
Bias Rating
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Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.4
Overview
After the death of his mother, the evil mutant wizard Blackwolf discovers some long-lost military technologies. Full of ego and ambition, Blackwolf claims his mother's throne, assembles an army and sets out to brainwash and conquer Earth. Meanwhile, Blackwolf's gentle twin brother, the bearded and sage Avatar, calls upon his own magical abilities to foil Blackwolf's plans for world domination -- even if it means destroying his own flesh and blood.
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Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Low
Overview
After the death of his mother, the evil mutant wizard Blackwolf discovers some long-lost military technologies. Full of ego and ambition, Blackwolf claims his mother's throne, assembles an army and sets out to brainwash and conquer Earth. Meanwhile, Blackwolf's gentle twin brother, the bearded and sage Avatar, calls upon his own magical abilities to foil Blackwolf's plans for world domination -- even if it means destroying his own flesh and blood.
Starring Cast
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Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central conflict explicitly critiques fascism, militarism, and destructive technology through its villain, Blackwolf, who employs Nazi-like propaganda and tactics, positioning the narrative as a clear promotion of anti-totalitarian and environmentalist values.
The animated film 'Wizards' features a cast of fantasy characters whose visual coding aligns with traditional archetypes, without explicit racial or gender diversity in its primary roles. The narrative focuses on a conflict between magic and technology, and good versus evil, without explicitly critiquing or negatively portraying traditional identities.
Secondary
Ralph Bakshi's Wizards does not depict any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a conflict between magic and technology in a post-apocalyptic world, with character relationships primarily being heterosexual or familial, without any queer representation.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Wizards (1977) is an original animated film by Ralph Bakshi. Its characters were created for this specific production and do not have pre-existing canonical genders from source material, previous installments, or real-world history that could be swapped.
Wizards (1977) is an original animated film with characters created specifically for it. There is no prior source material, historical record, or established canon from which characters' races could have been altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.3
6.2
Critic Ratings
6.7
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