9.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008)
The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008)
Overview
Having spent the summer engaging common criminals with his new-found powers, not so typical 16-year-old Peter Parker must conceal his secret identity and battle super-villains in the real world as he enters his junior year of high school.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
9.0
Overview
Having spent the summer engaging common criminals with his new-found powers, not so typical 16-year-old Peter Parker must conceal his secret identity and battle super-villains in the real world as he enters his junior year of high school.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The series maintains a neutral stance by focusing on universal themes of individual responsibility and heroism, balancing potential critiques of corporate ambition with a strong emphasis on personal duty and self-sacrifice without advocating for specific political ideologies.
The movie demonstrates significant DEI through the explicit racial recasting of a traditionally white character with a Latina actress. The narrative, however, maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, focusing on classic superhero themes without explicit critique.
Secondary
The show features female characters like Silver Sable and Black Cat who are skilled combatants. Silver Sable is depicted using martial arts and a staff to defeat multiple male opponents. Black Cat also uses acrobatics and martial arts to overcome male adversaries in close-quarters engagements.
Liz Allan, a character traditionally depicted as white in earlier Spider-Man comics, is portrayed as Latina in "The Spectacular Spider-Man" (2008 show), constituting a race swap.
The animated series 'The Spectacular Spider-Man' does not include any explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on Peter Parker's high school life, heterosexual relationships, and superhero responsibilities, with no representation of queer identities.
The animated series "The Spectacular Spider-Man" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The show primarily focuses on Peter Parker's life as a high school student and emerging superhero, with no content related to transgender identity.
The show faithfully adapts the established genders of its characters from the Marvel Comics source material. No major or legacy characters canonically established as one gender are portrayed as a different gender in this adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.4
8.6
Critic Ratings
10.0
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