The Secret of NIMH
AI Woke Score
No detectable agenda — story first.
confidence: high
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The Verdict
Don Bluth's The Secret of NIMH is a classic, story-driven animated film with zero identity messaging. Mrs. Brisby is a heroic mother motivated by love, not ideology, and the film is entirely clean on every axis. Any deviations from the source novel are ordinary creative choices, not agenda-driven.
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
0An original animated adaptation with no race or gender swaps of established characters.
Girlboss & Male Demotion
5Mrs. Brisby is a brave protagonist driven by maternal love, not a girlboss, and male characters are heroic, not demeaned.
- Mrs. Brisby's courage stems from saving her sick son
- Justin and other rats are portrayed as noble and capable
LGBTQ+ / Trans / Non-Binary Content
0No LGBTQ+ content of any kind.
DEI Casting
0Animal fantasy with no identity-based casting concerns.
Preachiness
5No sermonizing; themes of courage and sacrifice are folded into the story.
Anti-Masculinity / Anti-West
0No anti-masculinity or anti-West framing.
Source Betrayal
10Adds mystical/magical elements not in the book, but these are creative liberties with no identity agenda.
- The magic amulet is a film addition not in the original novel
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Cast & Crew
Elizabeth Hartman
Mrs. Brisby (voice)
Derek Jacobi
Nicodemus (voice)
Arthur Malet
Mr. Ages (voice)
Dom DeLuise
Jeremy (voice)
Hermione Baddeley
Auntie Shrew (voice)
Shannen Doherty
Teresa (voice)
Wil Wheaton
Martin (voice)
Jodi Hicks
Cynthia (voice)
Ina Fried
Timothy (voice)
John Carradine
Great Owl (voice)
James L. Stewart (Executive Producer) · Don Bluth (Director) · Rich Irvine (Executive Producer)
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