Blue Beetle (2023)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Strong Left

Viewer Rating

Rating: 6.6

Overview

An alien scarab chooses Jaime Reyes to be its symbiotic host, bestowing the recent college graduate with a suit of armor that's capable of extraordinary powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero kn...

Starring Cast

Xolo Maridueña • Bruna Marquezine • Becky G

Where to watch

HBO Max

Prime Video

Apple TV

Bias Dimensions

Political: Strong Left

Diversity: High

Overview

Starring Cast

Xolo Maridueña • Bruna Marquezine • Becky G

Where to watch

HBO Max

Prime Video

Apple TV

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Strong Left

Primary

Political: Strong LeftConfidence: High

The film's central thesis explicitly critiques unchecked corporate power, the military-industrial complex, and gentrification, while celebrating the resilience and solidarity of a working-class immigrant family against these systemic forces.

Diversity: HighConfidence: High

Blue Beetle prominently features a Latino family and culture as the central figures in its narrative, showcasing a strong commitment to diverse representation within the superhero genre. While the film critiques corporate greed and power structures through its antagonists, it does not explicitly frame traditional identities negatively.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The film "Blue Beetle" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the Reyes family and their cultural heritage, with no explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ representation present in the story.

FemPower: NoConfidence: High

The film features several female characters, including Jenny Kord, Victoria Kord, and Nana. While Nana participates in action sequences using a large machine gun, no female character engages in or wins close-quarters physical combat against male opponents through skill, strength, or martial arts.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film introduces new characters like Jenny and Victoria Kord, who are original creations for the movie, not gender-swapped versions of established comic characters. All existing characters from the source material maintain their canonical genders.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film adapts the character Jaime Reyes, who is canonically Mexican-American in the comics, and portrays him as such. Other key characters are either original to the film or their racial depiction aligns with source material, or their race was not explicitly defined in prior canon. No established character's race was changed.