Disney PlusSoul (2020)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.5
Overview
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.
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Political: Center
Diversity: High
Overview
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.
Starring Cast
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Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's core message about finding meaning in life and appreciating everyday experiences is a universal, humanistic theme that transcends partisan political divides, leading to a neutral rating. Its focus is on internal, philosophical growth rather than external societal structures or political ideologies.
The movie features a Black protagonist and centers his cultural experience, demonstrating explicit DEI in its casting choices. The narrative, while celebrating this specific cultural context, does not critique or negatively portray traditional identities.
Secondary
The film 'Soul' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on universal concepts of life, purpose, and passion, without engaging with specific sexual orientations or gender identities within its character portrayals.
The film "Soul" does not feature any scenes of direct physical combat. Its narrative focuses on existential and spiritual journeys, not on characters engaging in hand-to-hand or melee weapon fights. Therefore, no female character defeats male opponents in such a manner.
Soul is an original animated film with characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing characters from source material, history, or prior installments whose gender could have been altered.
Soul is an original animated film with characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical versions of these characters from other source materials to compare against, thus no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
8.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
8.0
8.1
Critic Ratings
9.5
8.3
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