7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Superman II (1980)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.7
Overview
Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a depowered Superman to regain his strength and stop them.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a depowered Superman to regain his strength and stop them.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's narrative centers on universal themes of heroism, duty, and the fight against tyranny, with its solution relying on individual self-sacrifice to restore order rather than promoting specific partisan political ideologies.
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast with no explicit race or gender swaps of established characters. Its narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities, without incorporating or critiquing DEI themes.
Secondary
Superman II does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The film primarily focuses on the conflict between Superman and General Zod, and the romantic relationship between Clark Kent and Lois Lane, without incorporating any queer representation.
Superman II does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The storyline is centered on classic superhero conflicts and romantic elements, with no narrative components related to transgender identity or experiences.
The film features Ursa, a Kryptonian villain with superpowers, who defeats male opponents. However, her victories are solely attributed to her superhuman abilities, such as super strength and invulnerability, rather than skill, martial arts, or non-superpowered physical strength. No other female characters engage in direct physical combat.
All major characters in Superman II maintain the gender established in the source comics and the preceding film. There are no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender.
All major characters in Superman II, including Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and General Zod, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their long-established canonical depictions in the source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.8
6.7
Critic Ratings
8.8
8.3
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