7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Family, Animation • 1990 • 30 min • All Ages
The Brother of Jared (1990)
The Brother of Jared (1990)
Overview
Mahonri, the brother of Jared, is a righteous man in wicked Babel. After the tower of Babel is destroyed and the language of the people is confused, the Lord shows Mahonri how to build barges to carry the righteous across the sea to the Promised Land. When the brother of Jared asks the Lord to touch stones to light the barges, his faith is so strong that he receives a great revelation.
Starring Cast
Ray Porter • Erik Maylie • Vicki Eccel • Matthew Best
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Strong Right
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
7.4
Overview
Mahonri, the brother of Jared, is a righteous man in wicked Babel. After the tower of Babel is destroyed and the language of the people is confused, the Lord shows Mahonri how to build barges to carry the righteous across the sea to the Promised Land. When the brother of Jared asks the Lord to touch stones to light the barges, his faith is so strong that he receives a great revelation.
Starring Cast
Ray Porter • Erik Maylie • Vicki Eccel • Matthew Best
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
Political: Strong Right
Confidence: Low
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes traditional religious values, divine authority, and faith as the foundation for societal order and individual success, aligning with conservative ideology.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
This animated religious film adheres to traditional casting and character interpretations of its source material, the Book of Mormon. The narrative focuses on its spiritual message without critiquing traditional identities or explicitly incorporating DEI themes.
Secondary
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The animated film 'The Brother of Jared' is a religious adaptation from the Book of Mormon. Its narrative centers on a prophet's spiritual journey and the migration of his people. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted within the story.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The animated film 'The Brother of Jared' is a religious story based on the Book of Mormon, depicting biblical narratives. It does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its plot.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film adapts the Book of Mormon narrative of the Brother of Jared. There is no information or common knowledge indicating that any canonically established characters from the source material had their gender changed in this 1990 adaptation.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The source material, the Book of Mormon, does not explicitly define the race of the Jaredite characters in terms of modern racial categories. Therefore, the film's portrayal does not constitute a race swap from a previously specified or depicted race.
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