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

Its director stated on the record that "i chose the best actor, period, and the best person for the role, I don't give a shit what ethnicity Chukwudi Iwuji is, so stop with your racist presumptions o…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "after you've seen movie after movie after movie of saving the universe, every time, it becomes a lot more effective to see saving an individual, You're really…" 2. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 10 of 100 4. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for mixed-heritage and Black and below it for White and Hispanic 5.

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    Creator statementdirector: "I chose the best actor, period, and the best person for the role. I don't give a shit what ethnicity Chukwudi Iwuji is, so stop with your racist presumptions on WHY he was chosen."The Hollywood Reporter, March 2023 source ↗
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    Creator statementdirector: "After you've seen movie after movie after movie of saving the universe, every time, it becomes a lot more effective to see saving an individual. You're really concerned about just Rocket being saved."Collider interview, May 2023 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 10 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: mixed-heritage 85, Black 68, White 17, Hispanic 33.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceYoung MenYoung Men84
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
84
Young Women
49
Older Men
51
Older Women
16
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Audience Representation

White
17
Black
68
Hispanic
33
Asian
44
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
85
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

Faithfulness

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Advocacy

Advocacy10
Entertainment

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Synopsis

Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.

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Advocacy Over Time in Adventure

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

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Average advocacy score of Adventure titles by release year
YearAverage advocacyTitles
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196313
196623
196832
197224
197312
197535
197832
197932
198132
198224
198343
198428
198562
198603
198734
198802
198935
199023
199122
199202
199323
199434
199564
199603
199749
199834
199919
200029
200168
2002310
200378
2004411
2005311
2006211
2007212
200847
200968
2010710
2011410
2012116
2013512
2014711
2015812
2016812
20171013
2018923
20191328
2020919
20211033
20221627
20231431
2024836
2025123
2026424
This title (2023)101

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Cast & Crew

Laura C. Cox (director) · Ryan J. Pezdirc (director)