Prime VideoThomas and Friends: Up Up & Away! (2012)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.2
Overview
Thomas and Percy have a special Special as they try and try again to bring balloons to Mr. Bubbles' Big Balloon Show. At the Children's Steam Fair, Emily learns there are great rewards - and laughs - in helping others, Kevin tries his hook at Hide and Peep, and Thomas has a wonky whistle! Up, up and away for exciting adventures with Thomas & Friends!
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Thomas and Percy have a special Special as they try and try again to bring balloons to Mr. Bubbles' Big Balloon Show. At the Children's Steam Fair, Emily learns there are great rewards - and laughs - in helping others, Kevin tries his hook at Hide and Peep, and Thomas has a wonky whistle! Up, up and away for exciting adventures with Thomas & Friends!
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film focuses on universal, apolitical themes such as friendship, teamwork, and perseverance, which are common in children's programming and do not align with any specific political ideology.
This 'Thomas & Friends' movie primarily features anthropomorphic trains, which do not lend themselves to human-centric diversity evaluations. Human characters are depicted traditionally, and the narrative focuses on simple moral lessons without engaging in explicit DEI themes or critiquing traditional identities.
Secondary
This 'Thomas and Friends' movie, aimed at a young audience, does not include any explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the adventures of the trains, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences present in the story.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This film features established characters from the Thomas & Friends franchise, such as Thomas, Percy, and Emily. All characters maintain their canonical genders as established in previous installments and source material. No character originally established as one gender is portrayed as a different gender in this special.
The characters in "Thomas and Friends" are anthropomorphic trains. As machines, they do not possess a race in the human sense, making the concept of a "race swap" inapplicable to this film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.4
6.0
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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