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The Star (2017)

The Star poster

The Star (2017)

Overview

A small but brave donkey and his animal friends become the unsung heroes of the greatest story ever told: the first Christmas.


Starring Cast


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center

Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Judaism: Positive

Viewer Rating
5.4

Overview

A small but brave donkey and his animal friends become the unsung heroes of the greatest story ever told: the first Christmas.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Netflix logoNetflix
Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film is a faithful, animated retelling of the Nativity story, focusing on spiritual themes of faith, hope, and divine providence rather than engaging with contemporary political ideologies or issues. Its core message is religious and apolitical, leading to a neutral rating.

The movie features visible diversity in its animated character designs and voice cast for the Nativity story, presenting characters with ethnically ambiguous or non-white features. The narrative maintains a traditional focus on its religious themes without critiquing traditional identities or explicitly centering on DEI themes.

Secondary

The film is a reverent and celebratory retelling of the Nativity story, central to Christian faith, portraying its events and figures with deep respect and wonder. The narrative aligns entirely with the virtues and dignity of the faith's foundational event.

The film accurately and respectfully portrays the Jewish cultural and religious context of the Nativity story, with its characters (Mary, Joseph) and setting rooted in Jewish tradition. It presents Judaism as the historical and prophetic backdrop for the birth of Jesus, without any critique or negative framing.

The Star is an animated film centered on the biblical Nativity story, told from the perspective of the animals. The narrative strictly adheres to traditional religious themes and does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or storylines.

The animated film 'The Star' focuses on the biblical Nativity story through the eyes of animals. It does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes, nor does its narrative context allow for such portrayals. Therefore, the film has no impact on the depiction of transsexual identity.

The film is an animated family movie depicting the Nativity story from the perspective of animals. It does not feature any female characters, human or animal, engaging in or winning direct physical combat against male opponents.

The film retells the Nativity story, portraying established historical figures like Mary, Joseph, and the Three Wise Men with their canonical genders. The animal characters are original to this adaptation, and their genders do not constitute a swap from prior established canon.

The film adapts the Biblical Nativity story, featuring animated animal and human characters. While voice actors represent various ethnicities, there is no clear instance where a character, canonically or widely established as one race in prior specific visual adaptations, is portrayed as a different race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.3
The Movie Database logo
6.4

Critic Ratings

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4.5
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4.2

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