Meet the Spartans (2008)

Bias Rating

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 2.0

Overview

The heroic Spartan king Leonidas, armed with nothing but leather underwear and a cape, leads a ragtag bunch of 13 Spartan misfit warriors to defend their homeland against thousands of invading Persians whom include the G...

Starring Cast

Sean Maguire • Kevin Sorbo • Carmen Electra

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Moderate

LGBTQ: Negative

Overview

Starring Cast

Sean Maguire • Kevin Sorbo • Carmen Electra

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Detailed Bias Analysis

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Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film is a broad parody of pop culture and other movies, primarily aiming for low-brow humor rather than engaging with or promoting any specific political ideology, making its core subject matter apolitical.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

The movie features visible diversity in its ensemble cast, typical of a broad parody, but does not engage in explicit DEI-driven recasting of traditional roles. Its narrative focuses on comedic lampooning of pop culture rather than offering a critique of traditional identities or centering DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: NegativeConfidence: High

Meet the Spartans employs broad, often offensive humor that relies heavily on harmful LGBTQ+ stereotypes for comedic effect. Characters coded as queer are primarily sources of ridicule, contributing to a net negative portrayal that lacks dignity or affirmation.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film parodies characters and historical figures from its source material and pop culture, but consistently maintains their established genders. No character originally established as one gender is portrayed as a different gender.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

This parody film primarily spoofs '300,' where the main characters' races were consistent with their historical or source material depictions. 'Meet the Spartans' maintains these racial portrayals for its lead characters, and any stylistic changes for comedic effect do not constitute a race swap as defined.