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Cars 2 (2011)
Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.
Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.
The film presents a conflict around alternative fuel being targeted by traditional energy interests, which could lean left. However, the alternative fuel itself is revealed to be unstable, and the solution relies on individual heroism against a criminal plot rather than advocating for specific environmental policies, resulting in a neutral rating.
This animated film, featuring anthropomorphic cars, does not engage with human-centric diversity, equity, and inclusion themes in its character representation or narrative. The voice cast is largely traditional, and the story focuses on adventure and friendship without critiquing traditional identities or explicitly promoting DEI.
Cars 2 does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the adventures of anthropomorphic vehicles in a spy-thriller plot, with no elements related to queer identity present in the story.
Cars 2 does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The film's plot centers on a global spy mission and a World Grand Prix, involving its cast of talking cars, without any elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
The film features Holley Shiftwell, a female spy car who participates in action sequences. Her methods of defeating opponents primarily involve high-speed chases, strategic maneuvers, and the use of various spy gadgets and technology, rather than direct physical combat.
Cars 2 is a sequel where all returning characters maintain their established genders from the original film. New characters introduced in this installment do not have prior canonical genders to swap from.
The characters in "Cars 2" are anthropomorphic vehicles, not humans. The concept of human race does not apply to these characters, making a "race swap" impossible within the film's context.
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Actors
| Name | Role | Gender | Race | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Larry the Cable Guy | Mater (voice) | Male | White | |
Owen Wilson | Lightning McQueen (voice) | Male | White | |
Michael Caine | Finn McMissile (voice) | Male | White | |
Emily Mortimer | Holley Shiftwell (voice) | Female | White | |
Eddie Izzard | Sir Miles Axlerod (voice) | Other | White | |
John Turturro | Francesco Bernoulli (voice) | Male | White | |
Joe Mantegna | Grem (voice) | Male | White | |
Thomas Kretschmann | Professor Z (voice) | Male | White | |
Bonnie Hunt | Sally (voice) | Female | White | |
Franco Nero | Uncle Topolino (voice) | Male | White | |
Bradford Lewis | Tubbs Pacer (voice) | Male | White | |
John Lasseter | Additional Voices (voice) | Male | White |
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