Despicable Me 2 (2013)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Center

Viewer Rating

Rating: 7.0

Overview

While Gru, the ex-supervillain is adjusting to family life and an attempted honest living in the jam business, a secret Arctic laboratory is stolen. The Anti-Villain League decides it needs an insider's help and recruits...

Starring Cast

Steve Carell • Kristen Wiig • Benjamin Bratt

Where to watch

Netflix

Prime Video

Apple TV

Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Moderate

Overview

Starring Cast

Steve Carell • Kristen Wiig • Benjamin Bratt

Where to watch

Netflix

Prime Video

Apple TV

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Center

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film's central subject matter of family, fatherhood, and good versus evil is inherently apolitical, and its narrative champions universal themes of personal growth and finding love without promoting a specific political ideology.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

Despicable Me 2 features a cast with some visual diversity, particularly among the adopted children, but does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of its main characters and does not center on critiques of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

Despicable Me 2 is a family-oriented animated film centered on Gru's transition from villain to agent, and his budding romance. The movie does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes, resulting in an N/A rating for its portrayal.

FemPower: NoConfidence: High

The film features Lucy Wilde as a skilled agent who participates in action sequences. However, her methods primarily involve gadgets and technology. There are no instances where she or any other female character engages in and wins close-quarters physical combat against one or more male opponents.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

Despicable Me 2 is a direct sequel that continues the established characters from the first film with their original genders. All new characters introduced in this installment do not have a prior canonical gender to swap from.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

Despicable Me 2 introduces new characters, but all returning characters from the original film maintain their established racial depictions. No character who was canonically established as one race is portrayed as a different race.