Apple TVBunsen is a Beast (2017)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.1
Overview
A beast named Bunsen, who is the first beast in his human school, and Mikey Monroe, his human friend, try to navigate through school life when a girl named Amanda wants Bunsen gone so that his kind will suffer from extinction.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Google PlayBias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
A beast named Bunsen, who is the first beast in his human school, and Mikey Monroe, his human friend, try to navigate through school life when a girl named Amanda wants Bunsen gone so that his kind will suffer from extinction.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central conflict consistently champions acceptance of the 'other' and challenges prejudice, aligning its dominant themes with progressive social justice values.
Bunsen is a Beast features human characters that align with traditional animation aesthetics without explicit racial or gender diversity in casting for traditionally white roles. The narrative, however, strongly promotes themes of acceptance and combating prejudice through the allegorical story of a beast integrating into human society, although it does not explicitly critique traditional human identities.
Secondary
Bunsen is a Beast is an animated children's series that does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative primarily focuses on the friendship between a human boy and a monster, and their adventures navigating a human school, without incorporating elements related to queer identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Bunsen is a Beast is an original animated series created for Nickelodeon. All characters introduced in the show are new creations, and there is no prior source material or previous installments from which characters' genders could have been altered.
Bunsen is a Beast is an original animated series. Its characters were created for this specific show and do not have pre-existing racial identities from prior source material, historical records, or earlier adaptations that could be subject to a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
4.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
4.0
4.2
Critic Ratings
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