Baywatch is a comedy film about a team of lifeguards who try to save their beach. They investigate a rich business owner who is smuggling illegal drugs into the area. The movie features a diverse cast of actors who play the main lifeguards. A female villain makes a quick comment about her gender to defend her crimes.
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Was our 17% Woke rating accurate?
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Baywatch.
Woke representation / casting
The movie features a diverse cast of lifeguards. Actors of color play several main roles. This fits modern casting trends for a diverse city like Miami. However, the film does not push identity politics. The diversity feels natural to the setting.
15%
Woke political dialogue
There is almost no political dialogue. The female villain makes a brief comment about her gender to defend her crimes. The movie treats this as a joke and does not take her seriously. There are no preachy political lectures.
5%
Identity-driven story themes
The story is a basic action-comedy about stopping a drug lord. It does not focus on social justice, race, or gender themes. The movie relies on traditional crude humor and physical comedy.
0%
Western institutional / cultural critique
The film does not critique Western culture or systems. The villain is a corrupt rich person, which is a common story trope. Left-wing critics actually criticized the movie for showing toxic masculinity and sexism.
0%
Woke character or canon changes
The movie changes the race of two characters from the original 1990s TV show. Mitch Buchannon and Stephanie Holden were white in the show but are played by actors of color here.
25%
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
There was no notable anti-woke backlash. Most complaints from average viewers were about the vulgar jokes. The only political complaints came from left-wing groups who felt the movie was not progressive enough.
0%
Creator track record context
The key creative team has a very low history of woke projects. Director Seth Gordon and producer Dwayne Johnson focus on mainstream comedies. Most producers on the film have no activist background.
13%
Production
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