Apple TVBarbie: The Princess & the Popstar (2012)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.5
Overview
Tori is a blonde princess who is bored of living her royal life, and has dreams of becoming a popstar. Keira, on the other hand, is a brunette popstar who dreams of being a princess. When the two meet, they magically trade places, but after realising it is best to be themselves.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TV
Google PlayBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Tori is a blonde princess who is bored of living her royal life, and has dreams of becoming a popstar. Keira, on the other hand, is a brunette popstar who dreams of being a princess. When the two meet, they magically trade places, but after realising it is best to be themselves.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around personal identity and finding happiness, which are largely apolitical themes. Its resolution emphasizes individual self-acceptance and integrating personal desires within existing responsibilities, rather than promoting a specific political ideology.
This animated musical features a predominantly white-coded main cast, consistent with the traditional portrayal of Barbie characters. The narrative explores themes of identity and friendship without engaging in critical portrayals of traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its plot.
Secondary
The film "Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story centers on two female protagonists and their adventures, including developing heterosexual romantic interests. Therefore, there is no portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements to evaluate within the narrative.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This film is an original Barbie animated movie featuring new characters for its specific plot. It does not adapt pre-existing source material or re-interpret legacy characters from prior installments with a different gender.
This film features original characters created for this specific Barbie movie, or new iterations without a pre-existing, distinct racial identity from prior canon. There are no instances of characters established as one race in source material being portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
5.9
7.2
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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