6.0
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Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977)
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977)
Overview
Nestor the donkey is a bit of an oddity--his long ears are enough for six donkeys and stretch all the way to the ground. One night, when Nestor is locked out in the cold, he begins to wander the desert.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.0
Overview
Nestor the donkey is a bit of an oddity--his long ears are enough for six donkeys and stretch all the way to the ground. One night, when Nestor is locked out in the cold, he begins to wander the desert.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film is a traditional Christmas fable centered on universal themes of acceptance, finding purpose, and overcoming adversity, without explicitly promoting any specific political ideology. Its focus on individual destiny and the value of unique traits balances with messages of empathy and inclusion, resulting in a neutral stance.
This animated Christmas special features traditional voice casting for its animal and biblical characters, consistent with its production era. The narrative focuses on a donkey's journey of acceptance due to a physical difference, presenting a general moral lesson without critiquing or explicitly promoting modern DEI themes related to traditional identities.
Secondary
The film directly portrays the Christian Nativity story, emphasizing themes of divine purpose, miraculous events, and the humble origins of Jesus's birth. It presents the faith's core narrative with reverence and wonder, aligning with its virtues.
The film 'Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a donkey's struggle for acceptance due to his physical difference and his eventual role in the Nativity, with no elements pertaining to queer identity.
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey is a 1977 animated holiday special. Its narrative focuses on a donkey's journey and experiences, and it does not feature any discernible transsexual characters or themes. Consequently, the film has no impact on the portrayal of transsexual identities.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This animated Christmas special features original characters created for the film. There is no prior source material or established canon from which characters' genders could have been swapped.
This animated Christmas special features original characters, primarily animals, and does not adapt any prior source material with established human character races. Therefore, no character's race was altered from a previous depiction.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.8
5.7
Critic Ratings
5.6
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