9.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 9.0
Overview
Having spent the summer engaging common criminals with his new-found powers, not so typical 16-year-old Peter Parker must conceal his secret identity and battle super-villains in the real world as he enters his junior year of high school.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
Having spent the summer engaging common criminals with his new-found powers, not so typical 16-year-old Peter Parker must conceal his secret identity and battle super-villains in the real world as he enters his junior year of high school.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The series maintains a neutral stance by focusing on universal themes of individual responsibility and heroism, balancing potential critiques of corporate ambition with a strong emphasis on personal duty and self-sacrifice without advocating for specific political ideologies.
The movie maintains largely traditional casting for its main characters, consistent with their comic book origins, while incorporating some diversity in supporting roles. Its narrative focuses on classic superhero themes of responsibility and heroism, without explicitly critiquing or negatively framing traditional identities.
Secondary
The show features female characters Black Cat and Silver Sable, who are both skilled combatants. They are depicted winning physical altercations against multiple male opponents using martial arts, acrobatics, and hand-to-hand techniques.
Liz Allan, a character originally depicted as white in the Marvel comics, is portrayed as Latina in "The Spectacular Spider-Man" animated series. This constitutes a change in the character's established racial depiction.
The animated series 'The Spectacular Spider-Man' does not include any explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on Peter Parker's high school life, heterosexual relationships, and superhero responsibilities, with no representation of queer identities.
The animated series "The Spectacular Spider-Man" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The show primarily focuses on Peter Parker's life as a high school student and emerging superhero, with no content related to transgender identity.
The show faithfully adapts the established genders of its characters from the Marvel Comics source material. No major or legacy characters canonically established as one gender are portrayed as a different gender in this adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.4
8.6
Critic Ratings
10.0
N/A
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