7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Monster High: Escape from Skull Shores (2012)
Monster High: Escape from Skull Shores (2012)
Overview
It's officially Spring Break at Monster High, and Lagoona takes her gilfriends across the sea to the Great Barrier Reef, but they are ship wrecked and end up on a mysterious skull shaped island. At Skull Shores, they enjoy the local hospitality until they realize that they are being used by a slippery showman named Farnum to lure the rarest, most mysterious monster of them all, "the Beast.”
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Viewer Rating
7.2
Overview
It's officially Spring Break at Monster High, and Lagoona takes her gilfriends across the sea to the Great Barrier Reef, but they are ship wrecked and end up on a mysterious skull shaped island. At Skull Shores, they enjoy the local hospitality until they realize that they are being used by a slippery showman named Farnum to lure the rarest, most mysterious monster of them all, "the Beast.”
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central conflict critiques the commercial exploitation of a unique creature and its habitat by a greedy entrepreneur, aligning with left-leaning values of environmentalism and anti-exploitation through its championed solution of preservation and respect.
The movie features an inherently diverse cast of monster characters, with their designs and backgrounds intentionally promoting inclusivity and challenging traditional archetypes. Its narrative consistently centers on themes of acceptance, celebrating differences, and overcoming prejudice, with the antagonist representing a force of intolerance against the diverse monster community.
Secondary
The film 'Monster High: Escape from Skull Shores' does not feature any explicit or implicitly identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its storyline centers on friendship, adventure, and embracing differences among its monster high school students, without addressing queer identity in its plot or character arcs.
This animated film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore transgender themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no direct portrayal to evaluate against the provided rubric.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film features the established Monster High characters, whose genders are consistent with their canonical portrayals from the franchise's inception. No characters previously established as one gender are portrayed as a different gender.
The animated film features characters whose appearances are consistent with their established monster designs from the Monster High franchise. No characters canonically established as one race are portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
7.7
Critic Ratings
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