6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Lilo & Stitch (2025)
Lilo & Stitch (2025)
Overview
The wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Negative
Race Swap: Yes
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.6
Overview
The wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film presents a complex mix of progressive narrative themes, such as critiques of family policing and Indigenous Hawaiian issues, which are significantly offset by conservative production decisions and the erasure of queer representation driven by corporate market pressures.
The movie exhibits significant DEI through its intentional and predominant casting of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander actors, ensuring cultural authenticity and moving away from whitewashing. While the narrative subtly addresses indigenous issues, the controversial alteration of Pleakley's characterization and the absence of explicit critiques of traditional identities result in a neutral narrative framing.
Secondary
The 2025 live-action Lilo & Stitch film's portrayal of LGBTQ+ themes is primarily negative due to the removal of Pleakley's original queer-coded cross-dressing. This change, depicting him as a human man in menswear, sparked significant fan backlash, who viewed it as an erasure of important representation. The director's inability to incorporate the element further solidified the perception of a problematic exclusion.
Nani Pelekai, originally established as Native Hawaiian, is portrayed by an actress of mixed Filipino, Hawaiian, and Caucasian heritage, representing a race swap from the source material.
The film portrays Christianity positively by emphasizing themes like unconditional love, sacrificial commitment, grace, and family unity, which align with biblical principles. The narrative's focus on redemption and transformation, particularly through Stitch's actions, resonates with Christian teachings, and Lilo's spiritual moments are consistent with Christian belief.
Based on available information, the 2025 live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch does not feature transsexual characters or themes. The film's narrative centers on family bonds and an alien-human friendship, without exploring gender identity or transformation. Therefore, there is no portrayal of transsexual individuals or related community themes within the story.
Based on available information, the film does not depict any female characters engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. Female characters like Lilo and Nani are involved in non-combat interactions or rescue scenarios, while fight scenes primarily feature male characters.
The character Pleakley remains male in the 2025 film, consistent with the original canonical gender. Although his gender expression changes from cross-dressing to exclusively masculine clothing, his fundamental gender identity does not differ from the source material, therefore not constituting a gender swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
7.2
Critic Ratings
7.2
5.3
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