Apple TVWolfwalkers (2020)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.7
Overview
In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.
Starring Cast
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Apple TVBias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Christianity: Negative
Overview
In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes environmental protection and anti-authoritarianism, championing coexistence with nature and empathy for the 'other' against destructive human expansion and control.
The movie features a cast consistent with its 17th-century Irish setting, without explicit modern-day casting changes. However, its narrative strongly critiques oppressive authority and colonial power structures, portraying the primary antagonist, a white male figure, as a destructive force against nature and freedom.
Secondary
The film features Mebh and Moll, who are wolfwalkers. In their wolf forms, they engage in direct physical combat against multiple male guards and hunters. They use their enhanced strength, speed, and natural wolf attacks to defeat their opponents in close-quarters encounters.
The film portrays a rigid, fear-driven, and oppressive form of Christianity through the Lord Protector, whose religious zeal fuels his destructive campaign against nature and the Wolfwalkers. The narrative clearly positions this interpretation of faith as a source of conflict and harm.
Wolfwalkers does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the friendship between two girls and their connection to nature, without exploring queer identity or relationships.
Wolfwalkers is an original story with characters created specifically for this film. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous adaptation from which a character's gender could have been swapped.
Wolfwalkers is an original animated film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical figures, or previous installments from which characters' races could have been established and subsequently changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
8.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
8.0
8.2
Critic Ratings
9.9
8.7
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