Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4
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. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 15 of 100 4. 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 5.
- 1Creator 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 ↗
- 2Creator 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 ↗
- 3Creator 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 ↗
- 4Content balanceAdvocacy 15 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
- 5RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 71, Hispanic 28, Black 29.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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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.
Age: 29 — strongly youth-oriented
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Advocacy Over Time in Family
The average advocacy score of Family titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0 | 2 |
| 1944 | 0 | 2 |
| 1951 | 0 | 2 |
| 1959 | 0 | 2 |
| 1965 | 0 | 2 |
| 1969 | 0 | 2 |
| 1973 | 0 | 3 |
| 1974 | 0 | 2 |
| 1975 | 0 | 2 |
| 1977 | 0 | 3 |
| 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 3 |
| 1983 | 1 | 5 |
| 1984 | 3 | 2 |
| 1985 | 0 | 3 |
| 1986 | 0 | 8 |
| 1987 | 0 | 5 |
| 1988 | 1 | 5 |
| 1989 | 2 | 8 |
| 1990 | 0 | 8 |
| 1991 | 1 | 5 |
| 1992 | 1 | 6 |
| 1993 | 0 | 9 |
| 1994 | 1 | 8 |
| 1995 | 2 | 4 |
| 1996 | 3 | 5 |
| 1997 | 0 | 7 |
| 1998 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000 | 1 | 5 |
| 2001 | 2 | 10 |
| 2002 | 1 | 10 |
| 2003 | 1 | 12 |
| 2004 | 0 | 8 |
| 2005 | 1 | 13 |
| 2006 | 1 | 15 |
| 2007 | 0 | 14 |
| 2008 | 2 | 9 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 6 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016 | 8 | 4 |
| 2017 | 12 | 5 |
| 2019 | 14 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 16 | 6 |
| 2023 | 25 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 |
| 2025 | 6 | 11 |
| 2026 | 0 | 6 |
| This title (2019) | 15 | 1 |
● This title (2019): advocacy 15 · explore Family →
Cast & Crew
Tim Burton (director) · Julia Dehoff (director)