Movie

Miraculous World: Paris, Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir

Name: Miraculous World: Paris, Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir
Released: 2023

2023 • Unknown

Woke Score

out of 10

Plot

Miraculous holders from another world appear in Paris. They come from a parallel universe where everything is reversed: the holders of Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculouses, Shadybug and Claw Noir, are the bad guys, and the holder of the Butterfly Miraculous, Betterfly, is a superhero. Ladybug and Cat Noir will have to help Betterfly counter the attacks of their evil doubles and prevent them from seizing the Butterfly Miraculous. Can our heroes also help Betterfly make Shadybug and Claw Noir better people?

Overall Series Review

The special focuses on a classic moral struggle, presenting a conflict between selfless heroism and selfish domination through the lens of a parallel universe. The plot emphasizes universal themes of redemption, forgiveness, and the idea that good and evil choices define character, not inherent traits or background. The main universe heroes work as a complementary partnership, and the parallel universe features both a heroic male (Betterfly) and a villainous female (Shadybug) who both demonstrate that morality is independent of gender or race. The setting of Paris is consistently framed as a place worth protecting. The narrative is driven by an objective moral code, which is a significant factor in the low score across all categories.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics1/10

The main conflict is a universal moral struggle. The parallel universe features an evil version of the main duo, including an evil male (Claw Noir) and an evil mixed-race female (Shadybug), whose morality is corrupt, while a good white male (Betterfly) serves as the freedom-fighting hero. Virtue and vice are shown to be completely independent of race or gender.

Oikophobia1/10

The special is set in Paris, France, and the entire goal is to protect the main universe from the incursion of a more corrupt parallel universe. This narrative reinforces the value of the heroes' own world and established societal structure, standing against civilizational self-hatred.

Feminism2/10

The core heroic duo is a complementary male and female partnership, Ladybug and Cat Noir. The female villain, Shadybug, is deeply flawed and is not presented as an inherently perfect or superior 'Girl Boss,' ultimately undergoing a redemption arc, countering anti-male tropes.

LGBTQ+1/10

The story is entirely focused on the action and moral conflict of good vs. evil across parallel worlds. No themes or lecturing related to sexual ideology, gender theory, or the deconstruction of the nuclear family are present in the narrative.

Anti-Theism1/10

The central themes are redemption, forgiveness, and the inherent potential for good within all people, even the most corrupt. This emphasis on an objective moral framework and the power of virtue works directly against moral relativism and spiritual vacuum.