Prime VideoMerry Little Batman (2023)
Bias Rating
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Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.5
Overview
This Christmas, Damian Wayne wants to be a superhero like his dad – the one and only Batman. When Damian is left home alone while Batman takes on Gotham’s worst supervillains on Christmas Eve, he stumbles upon a villainous plot to steal Christmas and leaps at the chance to save the day.
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Political: Center
Diversity: High
Race Swap: Yes
Christianity: Positive
Overview
This Christmas, Damian Wayne wants to be a superhero like his dad – the one and only Batman. When Damian is left home alone while Batman takes on Gotham’s worst supervillains on Christmas Eve, he stumbles upon a villainous plot to steal Christmas and leaps at the chance to save the day.
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Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film is politically neutral, focusing on universal themes of heroism, family, and holiday goodwill. It deliberately avoids explicit partisan or ideological agendas, presenting themes like law and order and family values in an apolitical, family-friendly context.
The film incorporates racial diversity through the casting of a Black voice actor for the traditionally white character Damian Wayne. However, its narrative maintains a traditional focus on family and heroism, without explicitly challenging traditional gender roles or engaging in broader social commentary.
Secondary
Damian Wayne, a character traditionally depicted as biracial with Middle Eastern and Caucasian heritage, is voiced by Yonas Kibreab, an actor of Eritrean descent who is Black. This casting represents a change in the character's established racial portrayal.
Christianity is portrayed positively through the festive Christmas setting, carols, and the central plot of saving Christmas, which is treated as a cherished and valuable cultural event. The film embraces the holiday's spirit without engaging in religious doctrine.
Merry Little Batman does not feature explicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on family, heroism, and holiday spirit, particularly the father-son relationship between Batman and Damian Wayne. Any potential queer coding in character mannerisms is noted as an homage to classic animation, not an explicit LGBTQ+ portrayal.
The film features Poison Ivy engaging in hand-to-hand and melee combat with male opponents like Damian Wayne and Bane. However, the provided information does not detail any specific instances where Poison Ivy or any other female character is shown to be victorious over male opponents in direct physical combat.
The film's major characters, including Damian Wayne, Bruce Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, and various villains, maintain their traditional genders as established in the DC Comics universe. No characters were portrayed with a different gender than their source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.4
6.6
Critic Ratings
9.7
7.4
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