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Superman II (1980)

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Superman II (1980)

Overview

Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a depowered Superman to regain his strength and stop them.


Starring Cast


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
7.7

Overview

Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a depowered Superman to regain his strength and stop them.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

HBO Max logoHBO Max
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

The film focuses on universal, apolitical themes of heroism, duty, and the struggle between good and evil, without promoting any specific political ideology or engaging in political discourse. Its core conflict and solution are fundamentally apolitical.

The movie features a predominantly traditional cast with no explicit race or gender swaps of established characters. Its narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities, without incorporating or critiquing DEI themes.

Secondary

Superman II does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The film primarily focuses on the conflict between Superman and General Zod, and the romantic relationship between Clark Kent and Lois Lane, without incorporating any queer representation.

Superman II does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The storyline is centered on classic superhero conflicts and romantic elements, with no narrative components related to transgender identity or experiences.

The film features Ursa, a Kryptonian villain with superpowers, who defeats male opponents. However, her victories are solely attributed to her superhuman abilities, such as super strength and invulnerability, rather than skill, martial arts, or non-superpowered physical strength. No other female characters engage in direct physical combat.

All major characters in Superman II maintain the gender established in the source comics and the preceding film. There are no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender.

All major characters in Superman II, including Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and General Zod, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their long-established canonical depictions in the source material.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.8
The Movie Database logo
6.7

Critic Ratings

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8.8
Metacritic logo
8.3

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