6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Willow (2022)
Willow (2022)
Overview
Many years after the events of the original film, legendary sorcerer Willow leads a group of misfit heroes on a dangerous rescue mission through a world beyond their wildest imaginations.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Female Combat: Yes
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
6.9
Overview
Many years after the events of the original film, legendary sorcerer Willow leads a group of misfit heroes on a dangerous rescue mission through a world beyond their wildest imaginations.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The series, while a classic fantasy adventure, prominently features LGBTQ+ relationships and challenges traditional gender roles for its main female characters, aligning its dominant themes with progressive social values.
The movie demonstrates significant DEI through its intentional casting of diverse actors in leading roles, including a race-swap for a character traditionally associated with a white lineage. Furthermore, the narrative explicitly incorporates a central queer romance, making DEI themes prominent within the story.
Secondary
The series features a prominent and positively depicted lesbian relationship between two main characters, Princess Kit and Jade. Their romance is integral to the plot, treated with dignity and emotional depth, and faces external challenges rather than issues stemming from their queer identity. The portrayal is affirming and supportive.
The series features female characters Jade Claymore and Kit Tanthalos, both skilled warriors. They are repeatedly shown engaging in and winning close-quarters physical fights using swords and hand-to-hand combat against multiple male opponents.
Elora Danan, a central legacy character from the original 1988 film who was visually depicted as white, is portrayed by a Black actress in the 2022 series, constituting a race swap.
The film 'Willow, 2022' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate regarding its impact on transsexual identity, as no relevant plot points or character arcs are present.
The 2022 series 'Willow' features returning characters like Willow Ufgood, Sorsha, and Elora Danan, all of whom retain their original genders from the 1988 film. New characters introduced in the series are not gender-swapped versions of established legacy characters.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.7
6.6
Critic Ratings
8.4
7.0
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