5.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.6
Overview
Just as Daniel and Kristi welcome a newborn baby into their home, a demonic presence begins terrorizing them, tearing apart their perfect world and turning it into an inescapable nightmare.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Just as Daniel and Kristi welcome a newborn baby into their home, a demonic presence begins terrorizing them, tearing apart their perfect world and turning it into an inescapable nightmare.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's narrative is entirely focused on supernatural horror and the terrorization of a family by a demonic entity, presenting no discernible political themes, critiques, or endorsements. Its apolitical subject matter and lack of an ideologically-driven solution firmly place it in the neutral category.
The film features a predominantly white main cast, with a supporting Latina character, but does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditional roles. Its narrative is a straightforward supernatural horror story, devoid of any critical framing of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays Christian rituals and interventions, such as exorcism and the use of crucifixes, as ultimately ineffective against the powerful demonic entity, leading to the family's tragic demise.
Paranormal Activity 2 does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is solely centered on a heterosexual family's encounter with a demonic entity, resulting in no depiction of queer identity or related issues within the film's plot.
Paranormal Activity 2 is a horror film centered on a family experiencing supernatural events. The narrative does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes, nor does it address issues related to transsexual identity. Therefore, the film has no impact, positive or negative, on the portrayal of transsexual individuals.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Paranormal Activity 2 introduces new characters to the franchise, none of whom were previously established with a different gender in prior installments or source material. The returning character, Katie, maintains her original gender. Therefore, no gender swaps occur.
Paranormal Activity 2 is a direct sequel in an original film series. Returning characters are portrayed by the same actors, and new characters are introduced without any prior racial establishment to be altered. No character's race was changed from a previous canonical depiction.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.7
5.8
Critic Ratings
5.8
5.3
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