Question 1

Is A Hologram for the King woke?

Accepted Answer

A Hologram for the King has a woke score of 25/100, which means it is not especially woke compared with higher-scoring titles. A struggling American salesman travels to Saudi Arabia to pitch a holographic teleconferencing system to the king but faces endless bureaucracy, a perpetually absent monarch, personal health worries, and cultural adjustments while waiting months for a meeting. Tom Hanks stars in this 2016 adaptation of Dave Eggers’ novel, written and directed by Tom Tykwer. The story examines mid-life failure, American economic pressures, and everyday East-West differences through observational comedy and drama, with no prominent identity-driven messaging, activist dialogue, or representation emphasis that stands out to viewers.

Question 2

Is there DEI in A Hologram for the King?

Accepted Answer

The biggest factors in our score are Institutional / cultural critique, Representation / casting choices, Political / ideological dialogue. Alan Clay, a struggling American businessman, travels to Saudi Arabia to sell a new technology to the King, only to be challenged by endless Middle Eastern bureaucracy, a perpetually absent monarch, and a suspicious growth on his back.

A Hologram for the King

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