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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4

Its director stated on the record that "diversity is the responsibility of directors, I knew I wanted a really diverse cast, All the decisions we made on that were made with the desire to bring prope…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "the stereotype of the Ancient One had to be undone, I wanted it to be a woman, a middle-aged woman, Every iteration of that script played by an Asian woman fel…" 2. Its producer stated on the record that "we thought we were being so smart, and so cutting-edge, We're not going to do the cliché of the wizened, old, wise Asian man, But it was a wake-up call to say,…" 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 9 of 100 4.

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    Creator statementdirector: "Diversity is the responsibility of directors. I knew I wanted a really diverse cast. All the decisions we made on that were made with the desire to bring proper diversity to the movie and were made i…"Heroic Hollywood, 2016 source ↗
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    Creator statementdirector: "The stereotype of the Ancient One had to be undone. I wanted it to be a woman, a middle-aged woman. Every iteration of that script played by an Asian woman felt like a Dragon Lady. Whitewashing, if y…"Doctor Strange premiere interview, Variety, 2016 source ↗
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    Creator statementproducer: "We thought we were being so smart, and so cutting-edge. We're not going to do the cliché of the wizened, old, wise Asian man. But it was a wake-up call to say, well, wait a minute, is there any other…"Variety, May 2021 source ↗
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 9 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
79
Young Women
46
Older Men
54
Older Women
21
Advocacy9
Entertainment

Audience Representation

LGBTQ+
0

Where to Watch (US)

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Advocacy Over Time in Fantasy

The average advocacy score of Fantasy titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.

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Average advocacy score of Fantasy titles by release year
YearAverage advocacyTitles
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197002
197702
197802
198202
198416
198502
198603
198705
198815
198932
199005
199114
199234
199303
199425
199504
199602
199723
199826
199916
200004
200149
200222
200317
200456
200507
200618
200708
200847
200924
201053
201134
201375
201422
2016196
201786
201863
20191411
2020214
202168
20221515
20232611
202457
2025615
2026157
This title (2016)91

This title (2016): advocacy 9 · explore Fantasy

Cast & Crew

James Morrissey (director) · Clementine Dupont (director)