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Family, Animation  •  1989  •  30 min  •  All Ages

Ammon, Missionary to the Lamanites (1989)

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Ammon, Missionary to the Lamanites (1989)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.4

Overview

Ammon, one of the sons of Mosiah, forsakes kingship to become a missionary to the Nephites’ mortal enemy, the Lamanites. Ammon shows great humility as he asks to become servant to the Lamanite king, Lamoni. Later, Ammon defends the king’s flocks against a band of robbers. His faithful example brings Ammon the opportunity to preach unto the king, bringing him and many others to humility, repentance and conversion.

Starring Cast

Paul Nichols  •   Patrick Page  •   Sherry Sailer  •   Gregory Snegoff

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Leans Right
Confidence: Medium

The film's dominant themes align with conservative values by championing individual religious conversion and adherence to traditional faith as the primary solution to societal violence and moral decay.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The movie features a cast with visible diversity, depicting distinct groups as understood in its source material, without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative frames traditional identities, such as the white male protagonist, in a neutral to positive light, focusing on a religious conversion story rather than critiquing these identities.

Secondary

Christianity: Positive
Confidence: Medium

The film portrays a form of Christianity, as presented in the Book of Mormon, in a highly positive and affirming light. It depicts its tenets and missionary efforts as divinely inspired, leading to profound spiritual transformation and societal improvement.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

This animated religious film, based on the Book of Mormon, does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on its source material's religious and historical accounts, with no representation of queer identity.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

This animated film, based on the Book of Mormon, focuses on the missionary Ammon. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative. Consequently, the film has no impact on the portrayal of transsexual individuals or identities.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film adapts the Book of Mormon narrative of Ammon, a male missionary. All major characters, including Ammon, are portrayed with their canonical genders from the source material.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film adapts characters from the Book of Mormon. Ammon, a Nephite, and the Lamanites are portrayed by actors whose races align with traditional interpretations and depictions of these groups in the source material, with no character's established race being changed.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.4
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N/A

Critic Ratings

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