2.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Piranha II: The Spawning (1982)
Piranha II: The Spawning (1982)
Overview
A scuba diving instructor, her biochemist boyfriend, and her police chief ex-husband try to link a series of bizarre deaths to a mutant strain of piranha fish whose lair is a sunken freighter ship off a Caribbean island resort.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
2.5
Overview
A scuba diving instructor, her biochemist boyfriend, and her police chief ex-husband try to link a series of bizarre deaths to a mutant strain of piranha fish whose lair is a sunken freighter ship off a Caribbean island resort.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film is primarily an apolitical creature feature focused on survival against a monstrous threat. While it subtly touches on themes of irresponsible scientific experimentation and corporate cover-ups, these are generic horror tropes and not the central political thesis, leading to a neutral rating.
The film features traditional casting for its era, with no apparent intentional diversity-driven choices or explicit race/gender swaps of roles. Its narrative, typical for a 1980s creature feature, does not engage with or critique traditional identities, nor does it center on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Piranha II: The Spawning does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's narrative is solely focused on a horror plot involving mutant fish, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences.
The film 'Piranha II: The Spawning' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative is centered on a horror premise involving genetically engineered flying piranhas, and there is no information to suggest any portrayal of transgender identity. Therefore, the net impact is N/A due to the absence of depiction.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Piranha II: The Spawning introduces new characters for its storyline. There are no indications of legacy characters from prior installments or source material being portrayed with a different gender.
Piranha II: The Spawning features an entirely new cast of characters not present in the original 1978 film, nor is it an adaptation of pre-existing source material with established character races. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
3.8
4.3
Critic Ratings
0.4
1.5
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