Disney PlusDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.8
Overview
It's summertime, and Greg Heffley is looking forward to playing video games and spending time with his friends. However, Greg's dad has other plans: He's decided that some father-son bonding time is in order. Desperate to prevent his dad from ruining summer vacation, Greg pretends he has a job at a ritzy country club. But Greg's plan backfires, leaving him in the middle of embarrassing mishaps and a camping trip gone wrong.
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Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
It's summertime, and Greg Heffley is looking forward to playing video games and spending time with his friends. However, Greg's dad has other plans: He's decided that some father-son bonding time is in order. Desperate to prevent his dad from ruining summer vacation, Greg pretends he has a job at a ritzy country club. But Greg's plan backfires, leaving him in the middle of embarrassing mishaps and a camping trip gone wrong.
Starring Cast
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Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central themes revolve around universal childhood experiences, family dynamics, and personal growth, without explicitly promoting or critiquing any specific political ideology. The solutions offered, such as honesty and valuing genuine relationships, are broadly accepted moral principles rather than ideologically charged positions, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast, consistent with its source material, and does not include explicit race or gender swaps of established roles for diversity purposes. Its narrative centers on the universal experiences of a white, male protagonist without critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to the plot.
Secondary
This film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story centers on typical adolescent summer experiences and family interactions, resulting in no portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film adapts characters directly from the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" book series. All major and minor characters maintain their established genders from the source material, with no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender on screen.
All major characters in "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" maintain the same race as depicted in the original book series and prior film adaptations. There are no instances where a canonically established character's race was changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
5.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.3
6.3
Critic Ratings
5.2
5.4
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