When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs, and imaginations of children all over the world....
When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs, and imaginations of children all over the world....
The film's central conflict, protecting childhood belief and wonder from fear, is largely apolitical, and its solution champions universal values of courage, imagination, and a balance between individual purpose and collective action.
The movie primarily features traditional casting for its human-like mythical figures, without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities and does not incorporate explicit DEI themes as central to its story.
The film "Rise of the Guardians" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on mythical figures protecting children's beliefs, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences present in the story.
The film features Toothiana, a powerful female character, who primarily uses flight and speed. While she participates in action sequences against the male villain Pitch Black and his nightmare creatures, there are no scenes where she physically defeats one or more male opponents in close-quarters combat using skill, strength, or martial arts.
The film adapts well-known mythological figures such as Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and Jack Frost. All major characters retain their traditionally established genders from folklore and previous depictions, with no instances of a character's gender being altered from their source material.
The film adapts various folklore figures such as Jack Frost, Santa Claus, and the Easter Bunny. For these characters, their on-screen portrayals align with traditional depictions or their race was not canonically established in source material. No character established as one race in prior canon is portrayed as a different race in the film.
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