NetflixElf Pets: Santa's St. Bernards Save Christmas (2018)
Bias Rating
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Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.3
Overview
What happens when an entire town forgets the true spirit of the Christmas season? It’s up to Santa and a delightful cast of North Pole characters to help them remember! In this festive Elf Pets® animated special, Santa discovers there is not enough Christmas spirit for him to make Christmas magical. Thankfully, The Elf on the Shelf® Scout Elves, Santa’s special Elf Pets® St. Bernard pups and a big-hearted family join forces to help others remember the true meaning of Christmas and ensure another successful holiday season for Santa!
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Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
What happens when an entire town forgets the true spirit of the Christmas season? It’s up to Santa and a delightful cast of North Pole characters to help them remember! In this festive Elf Pets® animated special, Santa discovers there is not enough Christmas spirit for him to make Christmas magical. Thankfully, The Elf on the Shelf® Scout Elves, Santa’s special Elf Pets® St. Bernard pups and a big-hearted family join forces to help others remember the true meaning of Christmas and ensure another successful holiday season for Santa!
Starring Cast
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Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film promotes universally positive values like kindness, generosity, and community spirit, while gently critiquing materialism. Its focus on apolitical themes and the preservation of a widely cherished tradition results in a neutral political stance.
This animated Christmas movie features traditional character representations, including Santa Claus and elves, without any explicit race or gender swaps. The narrative focuses on classic holiday themes of belief and kindness, presenting a positive and uncritical portrayal of traditional identities.
Secondary
The film is a Christmas special that celebrates the 'spirit of Christmas,' promoting themes of belief, kindness, and generosity. It portrays these values, which are culturally derived from Christian traditions, in an unequivocally positive and affirming light.
This animated Christmas special does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on traditional holiday elements and a family's journey to rediscover the spirit of Christmas, without incorporating any queer representation.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This animated film introduces new characters within the Elf Pets universe. There is no evidence of any established characters from prior installments or source material having their gender changed in this production.
The film primarily features animated animals (St. Bernards) and elves, whose 'race' does not align with human racial categories. Established human characters like Santa Claus maintain their traditional depiction. No characters who were canonically or historically established as one human race are portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
4.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
5.4
3.3
Critic Ratings
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