4.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Donner (2001)
Donner (2001)
Overview
Everyone knows what a Dancer, a Comet, or a Cupid is, but what's a Donner? A troubled reindeer tries to save Christmas from disaster. Christmas Special for ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Trans: Positive
Viewer Rating
4.8
Overview
Everyone knows what a Dancer, a Comet, or a Cupid is, but what's a Donner? A troubled reindeer tries to save Christmas from disaster. Christmas Special for ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central subject matter, the Donner Party's struggle for survival, is inherently apolitical, focusing on universal themes of human endurance and morality rather than specific political ideologies or solutions.
The movie features a cast predominantly of white actors in a personal drama about grief, without any explicit racial or gender recasting of roles. The narrative does not critique traditional identities or center on explicit DEI themes, focusing instead on a straightforward human experience.
Secondary
The film 'Donner' offers a largely positive portrayal of its transsexual character, Donner, depicting her with dignity and complexity. It explores a relationship with empathy, framing challenges as internal or societal rather than inherent to trans identity. While the narrative occasionally centers the cisgender protagonist's journey, the film maintains a respectful and validating stance towards transgender lives.
The film 'Donner' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a young man's return home for his father's funeral, exploring personal history and grief without incorporating queer identities or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Information regarding the specific character portrayals and their genders within this obscure short film is not widely available or established. Without clear evidence of a character's gender being explicitly changed from a widely recognized canonical or historical baseline, a gender swap cannot be confirmed.
The film "Donner" (2001) is an original short film. Its characters are not based on pre-existing canonical material, historical figures, or prior adaptations. Therefore, the concept of a 'race swap' as defined does not apply.
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