6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Elemental (2023)
Elemental (2023)
Overview
In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy will discover something elemental: how much they have in common.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Neutral
Trans: Neutral
Viewer Rating
6.9
Overview
In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy will discover something elemental: how much they have in common.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's dominant themes align with progressive values, primarily focusing on the challenges of immigration, overcoming prejudice, and celebrating cultural diversity through an inter-group love story, which strongly advocates for acceptance and understanding.
The movie utilizes an elemental metaphor to explore themes of cultural diversity, immigrant experiences, and social equity. It depicts a society with class divisions and discrimination, highlighting the challenges faced by marginalized groups and the benefits of inclusion, thereby making a strong, central critique of societal inequalities.
Secondary
Elemental features Lake Ripple, a minor non-binary character with a girlfriend, marking Pixar's first non-binary character. While their presence is a positive step for inclusivity and naturally integrated, their role is small and not central to the main narrative, making the overall LGBTQ+ portrayal incidental rather than central or deeply explored.
Elemental includes Lake Ripple, a non-binary character, marking a step for LGBTQ+ representation. However, Lake's role is minimal, with limited screen time and no significant narrative impact. Their non-binary identity is acknowledged but not explored, making the overall portrayal of transsexual/non-binary themes incidental and neutral, neither affirming nor denigrating the community.
The film focuses on elemental characters and their interactions within Element City. Conflicts are primarily environmental or emotional, not physical combat between characters. No female character engages in or wins close-quarters physical combat against male opponents.
Elemental is an original animated film featuring new characters created specifically for this movie. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous installments from which characters' genders could have been established and subsequently changed.
Elemental is an original animated film featuring new, non-human elemental characters. There is no pre-existing source material or historical basis for its characters, thus no established race to be swapped.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
7.6
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7.3
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