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Lu Over the Wall (2017)

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Lu Over the Wall (2017)

Overview

In a small fishing village, a gloomy middle school student named Kai meets a mermaid named Lu.


Starring Cast


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Leans Progressive

Viewer Rating
6.9

Overview

In a small fishing village, a gloomy middle school student named Kai meets a mermaid named Lu.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

HBO Max logoHBO Max
Apple TV logoApple TV
Fandango
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film critiques traditional fears and prejudices against an "other" group, advocating for empathy, understanding, and coexistence. Its central narrative promotes progressive values of social harmony and environmental respect by demonstrating the power of shared experience to bridge divides.

The film features a diverse cast appropriate to its Japanese cultural origin. Its narrative explores themes of acceptance and overcoming prejudice, which align with DEI principles, but it does not explicitly critique or negatively portray traditional identities.

Secondary

The film depicts a single-parent family and the emotional impact of parental separation. It emphasizes bridging generational divides and forming chosen family bonds, while questioning rigid traditions.

The film does not feature identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a young boy's friendship with a mermaid and the challenges they face in a fishing town, exploring themes of music, community, and environmentalism without incorporating LGBTQ+ elements.

The film does not feature any identifiable transgender characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a young boy's relationship with a mermaid and the community's reaction to her presence, without exploring gender identity beyond cisgender roles. The story contains no elements that depict or allude to transsexual experiences.

The film features Lu, a mermaid with unique abilities related to water and sound. Her actions and resolutions to conflicts rely on these supernatural powers, not on direct physical combat, martial arts, or melee weapon fights against male opponents.

Lu Over the Wall is an original animated film. All characters are new creations for this production, meaning no prior established character genders exist for a gender swap to occur.

Lu Over the Wall is an original animated film. It does not feature characters adapted from prior source material or historical figures with established racial identities. Consequently, no race swap occurs.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.9

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.8
The Movie Database logo
7.0

Critic Ratings

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7.8
Metacritic logo
6.2

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