7.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Despicable Me 2 (2013)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.0
Overview
Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central subject matter of family, fatherhood, and good versus evil is inherently apolitical, and its narrative champions universal themes of personal growth and finding love without promoting a specific political ideology.
Despicable Me 2 features a cast with some visual diversity, particularly among the adopted children, but does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of its main characters and does not center on critiques of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Despicable Me 2 is a family-oriented animated film centered on Gru's transition from villain to agent, and his budding romance. The movie does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes, resulting in an N/A rating for its portrayal.
Despicable Me 2 does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on Gru's adventures as a spy and father, with no elements related to transgender identity. Therefore, the film has no net impact on the portrayal of transsexual individuals.
The film features Lucy Wilde as a skilled agent who participates in action sequences. However, her methods primarily involve gadgets and technology. There are no instances where she or any other female character engages in and wins close-quarters physical combat against one or more male opponents.
Despicable Me 2 is a direct sequel that continues the established characters from the first film with their original genders. All new characters introduced in this installment do not have a prior canonical gender to swap from.
Despicable Me 2 introduces new characters, but all returning characters from the original film maintain their established racial depictions. No character who was canonically established as one race is portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
6.9
Critic Ratings
7.5
6.2
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