Adventure, Animation, Drama  •  1978  •  92 min  •  Older Kids (7+)

Watership Down (1978)

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Watership Down (1978)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
7.3

Overview

When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.


Starring Cast

John Hurt  •   Richard Briers  •   Ralph Richardson


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The film's dominant themes align with progressive values, primarily through its stark critique of authoritarianism and its clear environmental message regarding the destructive impact of human development on nature.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: High

Watership Down, an animated film centered on animal characters, does not present opportunities for human-centric diversity in casting or narrative. The story explores universal themes of survival and freedom, rather than engaging with specific human diversity, equity, or inclusion themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Watership Down, 1978, is an allegorical animated film about rabbits seeking a new home. The story focuses on survival, leadership, and establishing a new warren, entirely through the lens of animal behavior. It does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Watership Down, 1978, does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative is centered on the struggles and adventures of a warren of rabbits, exploring themes of survival, freedom, and the establishment of a new home. Therefore, the film has no depiction of transsexual identity.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

In Watership Down, female rabbits (does) are central to the story's themes of survival and the establishment of a new warren. However, they are not depicted engaging in or winning direct physical combat against male opponents. Their contributions are primarily through their resilience and role in the community's future.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The 1978 animated film "Watership Down" faithfully adapts the genders of its characters from Richard Adams's novel. All major characters, such as Hazel, Fiver, and Bigwig, retain their original male genders, and the female characters remain female.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Watership Down features anthropomorphic rabbit characters. The concept of human racial categories, and thus a 'race swap' as defined, does not apply to these non-human characters.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.5
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7.2

Critic Ratings

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8.1
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6.4

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