4.0
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Samuel and the Sign (1990)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.0
Overview
Samuel the Lamanite preaches of the birth of Jesus Christ and the sign of His coming but wicked Nephites drive Samuel from their city. Some Nephites believe Samuel but they are threatened with death for their beliefs. Will they be killed by Giddianhi and the evil Gadianton robbers before the sign is fulfilled?
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
Samuel the Lamanite preaches of the birth of Jesus Christ and the sign of His coming but wicked Nephites drive Samuel from their city. Some Nephites believe Samuel but they are threatened with death for their beliefs. Will they be killed by Giddianhi and the evil Gadianton robbers before the sign is fulfilled?
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes traditional biblical narratives and divine authority as the ultimate source of moral and societal order, emphasizing faith and obedience to God's word.
This animated short film, based on a biblical narrative, adheres to traditional character portrayals and voice casting. The story focuses on religious themes without critiquing traditional identities or incorporating explicit diversity, equity, and inclusion themes into its narrative.
Secondary
The film portrays Christian faith and its principles with respect, affirming the virtues of belief and divine guidance through its narrative centered on a biblical name and a divine "sign."
Samuel and the Sign is an animated Christian film centered on a young boy's spiritual journey. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, thus there is no portrayal to evaluate within the scope of this framework.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is an adaptation of the biblical story of Samuel. All major characters, including Samuel and Eli, are portrayed with the same gender as established in the biblical source material.
The film is an animated adaptation of a biblical story. There is no evidence or historical record to suggest that any canonically or historically established character, such as Samuel, was portrayed on screen as a different race than traditionally depicted.
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