Despicable Me 2
AI Woke Score
No detectable agenda — story first.
confidence: high
Audience Score
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The Verdict
A breezy family animated sequel with zero identity messaging. Lucy is a competent female agent and love interest, but the film centers Gru and his daughters with no agenda. Clean across the board.
What the AI Flagged
Each axis scored 0–100, with the receipts. The headline score weights the worst offense, so a single egregious element isn't diluted by the rest.
Identity Swaps
0Original animated property with no established characters to swap.
Girlboss & Male Demotion
10Lucy is a capable female agent but Gru remains the protagonist; no male-demotion messaging.
- Lucy Wilde as an AVL agent partnered with Gru
LGBTQ+ / Trans / Non-Binary Content
0No LGBTQ+ themes or characters present.
DEI Casting
10Standard family-comedy ensemble; nothing forced against any lore.
Preachiness
5A light family film about love and parenting with no sermonizing.
Anti-Masculinity / Anti-West
5No anti-masculine or anti-Western framing; Gru is a sympathetic male lead.
Source Betrayal
0A sequel to an original film; no source material to betray.
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Cast & Crew
Steve Carell
Gru (voice)
Kristen Wiig
Lucy (voice)
Benjamin Bratt
Eduardo / El Macho (voice)
Miranda Cosgrove
Margo (voice)
Dana Gaier
Edith (voice)
Elsie Fisher
Agnes (voice)
Russell Brand
Dr. Nefario (voice)
Ken Jeong
Floyd (voice)
Steve Coogan
Silas (voice)
Moisés Arias
Antonio (voice)
Chris Renaud (Director) · Pierre Coffin (Director) · Ken Daurio (Writer) · Cinco Paul (Writer)
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