6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Lion King 1½ (2004)
The Lion King 1½ (2004)
Overview
Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog are best pals and the unsung heroes of the African savanna. This prequel to the smash Disney animated adventure takes you back -- way back -- before Simba's adventure began. You'll find out all about Timon and Pumbaa and tag along as they search for the perfect home and attempt to raise a rambunctious lion cub.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
6.9
Overview
Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog are best pals and the unsung heroes of the African savanna. This prequel to the smash Disney animated adventure takes you back -- way back -- before Simba's adventure began. You'll find out all about Timon and Pumbaa and tag along as they search for the perfect home and attempt to raise a rambunctious lion cub.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film primarily focuses on apolitical themes of friendship, belonging, and finding personal happiness through a chosen lifestyle, rather than engaging with specific political ideologies or societal critiques.
This animated film features animal characters, which inherently bypasses direct human racial or gender representation in casting. The narrative focuses on themes of friendship and family, without explicitly critiquing traditional human identities or making DEI themes central to its plot, aligning with conventional animated storytelling.
Secondary
The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The primary focus is on the comedic adventures and friendship of Timon and Pumbaa, with no elements suggesting queer identity or relationships.
The film "The Lion King 1½" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The story centers on the origins and adventures of Timon and Pumbaa, offering no content relevant to the evaluation framework for transsexual portrayal.
The film primarily focuses on the comedic adventures of Timon and Pumbaa. While female characters like Ma and Shenzi are present, there are no scenes depicting a female character achieving a direct physical combat victory against one or more male opponents.
The film is a prequel/midquel to The Lion King (1994). All returning characters from the original film maintain their established canonical gender. New characters introduced in this installment do not constitute gender swaps.
The characters in "The Lion King 1½" are anthropomorphic animals, which do not possess human racial characteristics. Therefore, the concept of a "race swap" as defined does not apply to this film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
6.6
Critic Ratings
7.6
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