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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 5

Its director stated on the record that "a character that doesn't quite fit into the world who shows how somebody with a disadvantage makes it an advantage, It just felt very close to the way I felt a…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "i realized that I was Dumbo, that I was working in this horrible big circus and I needed to escape, That movie is quite autobiographical at a certain level" 2. Its writer stated on the record that "that was the most important thing when we started talking about the story ideas, it's not worth doing unless we were going to honor the spirit and themes of Du…" 3. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 4. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 19 of 100 5. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Hispanic and Black 6.

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    Creator statementdirector: "a character that doesn't quite fit into the world who shows how somebody with a disadvantage makes it an advantage. It just felt very close to the way I felt about things."Boston Herald, March 26, 2019 source ↗
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    Creator statementdirector: "I realized that I was Dumbo, that I was working in this horrible big circus and I needed to escape. That movie is quite autobiographical at a certain level."Consequence, October 23, 2022 source ↗
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    Creator statementwriter: "That was the most important thing when we started talking about the story ideas, it's not worth doing unless we were going to honor the spirit and themes of Dumbo — what that character represents and…"ComingSoon.net, March 27, 2019 source ↗
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    Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 19 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 85, Hispanic 28, Black 31.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceYoung MenYoung Men89
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
89
Young Women
53
Older Men
47
Older Women
12
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Audience Representation

White
85
Black
31
Hispanic
28
Asian
38
South Asian
58
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
48
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

Faithfulness

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Advocacy

Advocacy19
Entertainment

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Synopsis

A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.

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Cast & Crew

Tim Burton (director) · Julia Dehoff (director)