Apple TVBarbie: Princess Charm School (2011)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.0
Overview
Barbie stars as Blair Willows, a kind-hearted girl who is chosen to attend Princess Charm School: a magical, modern place that teaches dancing, how to have tea parties, and proper princess manners. Blair loves her classes -- as well as the helpful magical sprites and her new friends, Princesses Hadley and Isla. But when royal teacher Dame Devin discovers that Blair looks a lot like the kingdom’s missing princess, she turns Blair’s world upside down to stop her from claiming the throne. Now Blair, Hadley and Delancy must find an enchanted crown to prove Blair’s true identity in this charming and magical princess story!
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TV
Google PlayBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Barbie stars as Blair Willows, a kind-hearted girl who is chosen to attend Princess Charm School: a magical, modern place that teaches dancing, how to have tea parties, and proper princess manners. Blair loves her classes -- as well as the helpful magical sprites and her new friends, Princesses Hadley and Isla. But when royal teacher Dame Devin discovers that Blair looks a lot like the kingdom’s missing princess, she turns Blair’s world upside down to stop her from claiming the throne. Now Blair, Hadley and Delancy must find an enchanted crown to prove Blair’s true identity in this charming and magical princess story!
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's narrative centers on the apolitical themes of good versus evil and the restoration of a just, benevolent monarchy, rather than promoting a specific political ideology or critiquing societal systems.
The movie features primarily traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps for its main characters. Its narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, with DEI themes not being central to the plot.
Secondary
Barbie: Princess Charm School is an animated children's film centered on a young woman's journey through a princess academy. The narrative does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate under the given rubric.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Barbie: Princess Charm School is an original animated film within the Barbie franchise. It does not adapt pre-existing source material with established characters, nor does it feature historical figures. All main characters are original creations for this specific movie, therefore no gender swaps occur.
The film features original characters created for this specific installment in the Barbie movie series. There are no pre-existing canonical or historically established characters whose race was changed for this production.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.5
7.5
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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