Apple TVBarbie: The Pearl Princess (2014)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.7
Overview
Barbie plays Lumina, a mermaid girl with the power to change the color of pearls. Cheerful and creative, Lumina finds herself working in a mermaid salon customizing fabulous hairstyles. And when Lumina has the chance to attend the royal ball, her friends adorn her with a gown fit for a princess. At the ball, villains try to seize power over the kingdom, and Lumina finds within herself an unexpected power that proves she is much more than a hair stylist.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TV
Google PlayBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Barbie plays Lumina, a mermaid girl with the power to change the color of pearls. Cheerful and creative, Lumina finds herself working in a mermaid salon customizing fabulous hairstyles. And when Lumina has the chance to attend the royal ball, her friends adorn her with a gown fit for a princess. At the ball, villains try to seize power over the kingdom, and Lumina finds within herself an unexpected power that proves she is much more than a hair stylist.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film focuses on apolitical themes of self-discovery, friendship, and overcoming individual adversity within a fantasy setting, without promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies.
The movie features primarily traditional casting with characters that are predominantly white-coded, and there are no explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, without critical portrayals or explicit DEI themes central to the story.
Secondary
This film does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on traditional adventure and romance, with no elements that could be interpreted as LGBTQ+ representation.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Barbie: The Pearl Princess is an original animated film featuring new characters created for this specific installment. There are no pre-existing characters from prior source material, historical records, or previous adaptations whose gender could have been swapped.
This animated film features original characters created for its specific narrative within the Barbie universe. There are no instances of characters with a previously established race from source material or prior installments being portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.3
7.0
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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