5.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Joyful Noise (2012)
Joyful Noise (2012)
Overview
G.G. Sparrow faces off with her choir's newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, over the group's direction as they head into a national competition.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
5.0
Overview
G.G. Sparrow faces off with her choir's newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, over the group's direction as they head into a national competition.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's dominant themes align with conservative cultural values, emphasizing faith, community, and traditional institutions as the solution to personal and communal struggles, rather than engaging with broader political or systemic critiques.
The film features a visibly diverse cast in its leading and supporting roles, reflecting a contemporary community setting. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of all characters and does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center its story around specific DEI themes, resulting in a light presence of DEI characteristics.
Secondary
The film features a gay character, Walter Hill, whose identity is depicted with dignity and complexity. His storyline explores themes of family acceptance within a conservative setting, ultimately concluding with his grandmother's unconditional love and support, presenting a net positive and affirming portrayal.
The film centers on a church choir and its community, portraying faith, music, and fellowship as sources of strength, joy, and unity. Despite internal conflicts among characters, the narrative consistently affirms the positive role of the church and Christian values in their lives, helping them overcome personal and communal challenges.
The film 'Joyful Noise' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a church choir and related personal stories, leading to an N/A rating for transsexual portrayal due to the absence of relevant content.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Joyful Noise is an original film with characters created specifically for this movie. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous installments from which character genders could have been established and subsequently swapped.
Joyful Noise is an original film released in 2012, not an adaptation of existing source material or a biopic. All characters were created for this specific film, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical baseline for their race to be compared against.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.8
6.4
Critic Ratings
3.2
4.4
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