6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Ballad of Nessie (2011)
The Ballad of Nessie (2011)
Overview
A legendary and friendly creature named Nessie lives happily in a small pond with her friend MacQuack, a rubber duck. When a rich developer takes the pond and land surrounding it to build a miniature golf course, Nessie is forced to search for a new home.
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
6.8
Overview
A legendary and friendly creature named Nessie lives happily in a small pond with her friend MacQuack, a rubber duck. When a rich developer takes the pond and land surrounding it to build a miniature golf course, Nessie is forced to search for a new home.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film explores themes of displacement and the impact of human development on nature through the personal journey of a lonely creature. Its fable-like narrative and focus on individual adaptation rather than systemic critique result in a neutral political stance.
This animated short features a traditional fable structure with anthropomorphic characters and a human-like antagonist. The character designs and casting do not present explicit diversity or intentional race/gender swaps. The narrative focuses on themes of greed and environmental displacement, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.
Secondary
The Ballad of Nessie is an animated short film that tells the whimsical origin story of the Loch Ness Monster. The narrative does not include any LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or plot points, resulting in no depiction of queer identity.
The Ballad of Nessie is an animated short film centered on the origin story of the Loch Ness Monster. The narrative and characters do not include any identifiable transsexual themes or portrayals, leading to an N/A rating for this specific evaluation criterion.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is an original animated short about the Loch Ness Monster. The character of Nessie does not have a pre-established canonical or historical gender from source material that is altered in this portrayal. Therefore, no gender swap occurs.
The Ballad of Nessie is an original animated short film featuring new characters created for the production. There are no pre-existing characters from source material, previous installments, or real-world history whose race could have been altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.9
6.7
Critic Ratings
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