Question 1

Is Black Bag woke?

Accepted Answer

Black Bag has a woke score of 27/100, which means it is not especially woke compared with higher-scoring titles. The movie includes scenes where women come out looking better than the men after a dinner party. One man gets his sexual abilities viciously mocked with no comeback. A strong black woman snaps that she does not need defending from her boyfriend. Cate Blanchett's character praises the joys of not having children for her posh lifestyle. The cast has a safely diverse mix but the story stays focused on spy intrigue and marriage without activist pushes.

Question 2

Is there DEI in Black Bag?

Accepted Answer

The biggest factors in our score are Representation / casting choices, Identity-driven story themes, Anti-woke backlash / 'too woke' complaints. When intelligence agent Kathryn Woodhouse is suspected of betraying the nation, her husband – also a legendary agent – faces the ultimate test of whether to be loyal to his marriage, or his country.

Black Bag

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