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The Mummy Returns (2001)

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The Mummy Returns (2001)

Overview

Rick and Evelyn O’Connell, along with their 8-year-old son Alex, discover the key to the legendary Scorpion King’s might: the fabled Bracelet of Anubis. Unfortunately, a newly resurrected Imhotep has designs on the bracelet as well, and isn’t above kidnapping its new bearer, Alex, to gain control of Anubis’s otherworldly army.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center

Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Female Combat: Yes

Viewer Rating
5.5

Overview

Rick and Evelyn O’Connell, along with their 8-year-old son Alex, discover the key to the legendary Scorpion King’s might: the fabled Bracelet of Anubis. Unfortunately, a newly resurrected Imhotep has designs on the bracelet as well, and isn’t above kidnapping its new bearer, Alex, to gain control of Anubis’s otherworldly army.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film's central conflict revolves around stopping an ancient supernatural evil, a theme that is inherently apolitical. Its narrative focuses on adventure, family protection, and individual heroism without promoting or critiquing any specific political ideology.

The film utilizes primarily traditional casting for its central heroic roles, without incorporating explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white characters. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities and does not feature explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

The film features Evelyn Carnahan O'Connell, who, despite not being a trained warrior initially, uses martial arts and hand-to-hand combat to defeat multiple male opponents in close-quarters physical altercations.

The Mummy Returns does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on heterosexual relationships and adventure, with no explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ content present in the film's plot or character arcs.

The Mummy Returns does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's plot centers on an action-adventure narrative involving ancient curses and family dynamics, with no elements pertaining to transgender identity or experiences. Therefore, the portrayal is rated as N/A due to the absence of depiction.

The Mummy Returns is a direct sequel where established characters from the previous film maintain their original genders. No new or returning characters are portrayed with a different gender than their canonical or historical baseline.

All primary characters in The Mummy Returns maintain the same race as established in the previous installment. New characters introduced in this film do not have a prior widely established race that was subsequently changed.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.4
The Movie Database logo
6.4

Critic Ratings

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4.6
Metacritic logo
4.8

Who Made This

Actors

NameRoleGenderRaceNationality
Brendan Fraser
Rick O'ConnellMaleWhite United States
Rachel Weisz
Evelyn O'Connell / NefertiriFemaleWhite United Kingdom
John Hannah
Jonathan CarnahanMaleWhite United Kingdom
Oded Fehr
Ardeth BayMaleWhite Israel
Arnold Vosloo
ImhotepMaleWhite South Africa
Patricia Velásquez
Meela / Anck-Su-NamunFemaleLatino, Native American Venezuela
Freddie Boath
Alex O'ConnellMaleWhite United Kingdom
Dwayne Johnson
Mathayus / The Scorpion KingMale N/K, Black United States
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Lock-NahMaleBlack United Kingdom

Actor Breakdown

Gender

Male
Female
78%
22%

Race

White
67%
Latino
11%
Native American
11%
N/K
11%
Black
22%

Nationalities

United States
22%
United Kingdom
44%
Israel
11%
South Africa
11%
Venezuela
11%

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