The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! poster

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
7.3

Overview

The enthusiastic Pirate Captain, along with his rag-tag crew, sets out to beat his bitter rivals. The chaotic adventure takes them from exotic shores to Victorian London, and from a haplessly smitten scientist to a diabolical queen.


Starring Cast


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Detailed Bias Analysis

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Leans Progressive

Primary

The film's central conflict pits a tyrannical monarchy against non-conformist pirates, championing animal conservation and the value of found family, which aligns its dominant themes with progressive values.

The movie features a visibly diverse crew of 'misfits' in its supporting cast, though its primary characters adhere to traditional portrayals. The narrative includes an antagonistic traditional authority figure, but this portrayal serves the plot's comedic and adventurous elements rather than delivering an explicit critique of traditional identities from a DEI perspective.

Secondary

The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the adventures of a pirate captain and his crew, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences.

The film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The character known as the 'Surprisingly Curvaceous Pirate' is revealed to be a cisgender woman in disguise, not a transsexual individual.

The film features Queen Victoria as the primary antagonist, who engages in combat using a large, technologically advanced battle suit. Her victories are achieved through this overwhelming technological superiority, which falls outside the defined criteria for direct physical combat.

The film adapts characters from Gideon Defoe's books. All major characters, including historical figures and the pirate crew, maintain their established genders from the source material. The character who disguises herself as male is canonically female, thus not a gender swap.

This animated film features original characters from a book series and historical figures. The characters' portrayals align with their established or historical races, with no instances of a character canonically established as one race being depicted as another.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.7
The Movie Database logo
6.5

Critic Ratings

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8.7
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7.3

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