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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3

Its director stated on the record that "i wanted every little girl in the world to love Thumbelina, and I was determined to get an early start on the script" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 9 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and other and below it for Black and Hispanic 4.

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    Creator statementdirector: "I wanted every little girl in the world to love Thumbelina, and I was determined to get an early start on the script."Don Bluth Fandom Wiki - Thumbelina (1994 Film) 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 9 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 74, other 71, Black 26, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceYoung WomenYoung Women100
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Women
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
58
Young Women
100
Older Men
0
Older Women
42
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Audience Representation

White
74
Black
26
Hispanic
28
Asian
38
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
48
Other
71
LGBTQ+
0

Faithfulness

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Advocacy

Advocacy9
Entertainment

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Synopsis

Born of a flower and growing to only a couple of inches tall, poor Thumbelina is worried she'll never meet someone her own size, until she happens to catch the eye of Prince Cornelius of the Fairies. Just as soon as she finds love, however, it's torn away when she's kidnapped by Ms. Toad. Now Thumbelina has to escape Ms. Toad's grasp and search for Prince Cornelius. Luckily, there's a whole city of animals willing to help.

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Advocacy Over Time in Animation

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

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Average advocacy score of Animation titles by release year
YearAverage advocacyTitles
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195732
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197042
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197823
197902
198102
198222
198314
198412
198532
1986012
198724
198837
198964
199013
199106
199233
199325
199453
199535
199634
199748
199813
1999413
200028
200149
200228
200328
2004412
200539
2006113
2007111
200838
200945
201036
201114
201223
2013511
201476
201564
201676
201746
2018117
201989
202068
2021119
20221411
2023258
20241211
2025414
202609
This title (1994)91

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Cast & Crew

Moya Mackle (director) · Nuala O'Toole (director)