Movie review
December 22, 2023 · 105 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
The movie keeps pushing gay romance and explicit queer sex scenes the whole way through. The story constantly centers on a gay man visiting his dead parents to come out, discuss his sexuality, and process generational gay loneliness and trauma from 80s homophobia. Queer identity and family rejection of homosexuality dominate every major arc and conversation. The narrative is built entirely around these identity themes with no escape.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for All of Us Strangers.
Woke representation / casting
Gay male leads in central explicit romance and intimacy scenes emphasize queer representation visibly.
Woke political dialogue
Personal talks on family reactions to gay identity stay intimate with no activist speeches.
Identity-driven story themes
Queer identity, gay romance, coming out, and generational trauma power the full story engine.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Shows past family discomfort with homosexuality as emotional obstacle without modern activist attacks on systems.
Woke character or canon changes
Major rewrite of non-queer Japanese novel's straight protagonist into gay lead with added identity themes.
Production
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No notable anti-woke backlash; complaints are weak or absent.
Creator track record context
Haigh's history of queer projects and explicit framing of this film as generational gay story.
