6.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Overview
Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.7
Overview
Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's core conflict centers on defending England from Nazi invasion during WWII, and its solution champions patriotism, national unity, and resourcefulness in the face of an external threat, aligning with traditional values of national defense.
The movie features a traditional cast, primarily consisting of white characters, without any intentional race or gender swaps of established roles. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive portrayal of traditional identities, with no explicit critique or central DEI themes.
Secondary
The film, set in wartime Britain, implicitly portrays a society with Christian cultural norms. While not a central theme, the narrative's moral framework aligns with virtues often associated with Christianity, such as kindness and courage, without any negative depictions of the faith or its adherents.
The film 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks' does not feature any explicit or implicitly identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes. The story centers on a magical adventure during wartime, with no elements pertaining to queer identity.
The film "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on magic, wartime evacuation, and family, without engaging with transgender identity or experiences, resulting in no relevant portrayal to evaluate.
The film features Miss Eglantine Price, who uses magic to animate objects that then fight invading German soldiers. However, Miss Price herself does not engage in direct physical combat, nor does she defeat male opponents through skill, strength, or martial arts.
The film adapts Mary Norton's books, and all major characters, including Eglantine Price, Emelius Browne, and the Rawlins children, retain their original genders from the source material. No established characters were portrayed as a different gender.
Based on the source material and the film's casting, no major or legacy character established as one race in the original books is portrayed as a different race in the 1971 film adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
7.0
Critic Ratings
6.6
5.9
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