Movie review
September 15, 2016 · 89 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Blair Witch (2016) is a found-footage supernatural horror sequel in which a young man assembles friends to search the Black Hills Forest for his missing sister, whose disappearance ties to the Blair Witch legend, only for the group to face escalating curses, hallucinations, and attacks. The narrative delivers classic woods terror with stick figures, time loops, and entity encounters but contains no identity-driven arcs, political dialogue, or social-justice framing. No representation emphasis, activist messaging, or legacy reinterpretations appear in the story, marketing, or reported reception.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Blair Witch.
Woke representation / casting
Mixed-ethnicity college friends and local guides form a realistic 2016 contemporary group with no visible forcing, signaling, or story mismatch.
Woke political dialogue
Entirely absent; all dialogue serves horror tension and survival.
Identity-driven story themes
Narrative engine is purely the Blair Witch curse and group disintegration; no identity arcs or messaging.
Western institutional / cultural critique
No modern activist framing of gender, family, institutions, or social norms; traditional supernatural horror only.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant | New protagonists with loose sister connection; no alterations to original canon or figures.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Complete absence of any claims about woke content, forced diversity, or left-wing messaging in coverage or online reaction.
Creator track record context
Wingard and Barrett have consistent horror-genre histories with no activist or identity-focused projects cited.
Production
