6.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The First Christmas (1998)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.2
Overview
The story of the birth of Christ brought to life in this claymation short film.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Judaism: Positive
Overview
The story of the birth of Christ brought to life in this claymation short film.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central focus on the biblical Nativity story emphasizes spiritual themes of faith, hope, and divine intervention, which are presented as apolitical and universal rather than promoting a specific political ideology.
This animated short film, depicting the Nativity story, adheres to traditional character representations and narrative framing. The storytelling focuses on its religious subject matter without incorporating modern diversity, equity, or inclusion themes or critiquing traditional identities.
Secondary
The film is a reverent and straightforward animated retelling of the birth of Jesus, affirming its spiritual significance and portraying its central figures and narrative with dignity and respect.
The film respectfully depicts the historical and cultural Jewish context of the Nativity story, portraying characters like Mary and Joseph within their faith tradition without critique, as the foundation for the Christian narrative.
This animated film, depicting the Nativity story, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on traditional biblical figures and events, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film adapts the traditional biblical Christmas story. Key characters like Mary, Joseph, the Wise Men, and angels are portrayed with their historically established genders, consistent with source material. No instances of gender swapping were identified.
This animated film adapts the biblical nativity story. There is no evidence or common knowledge suggesting that any character's race was changed from a canonically, historically, or widely established depiction.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
5.0
Critic Ratings
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