Movie review
Disenchanted
Woke Score
Lower is better
- Release Date
- November 18, 2022
- Age Rating
- PG
- Runtime
- 118 min
Where to Watch
United States · Legacy data
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Review
Summary
The story engine runs on Giselle turning into the wicked stepmother after her wish and Morgan the stepdaughter fixing everything with family memories. Female characters and stepfamily reconciliation drive the entire plot and resolution. Diverse supporting cast fills suburban queen-bee roles with no swaps or mismatches. No political dialogue, no LGBTQ elements, and no activist reframing of suburban life or fairy-tale tropes.
Breakdown
Factors & Ratings
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Disenchanted.
Representation / casting choices
Diverse supporting actresses (Maya Rudolph as queen bee, etc.) fit the contemporary suburban comedy premise with no audience-visible forced signaling or story-world mismatches.
Political / ideological dialogue
No evidence of activist or political lines; dialogue and songs stay in fairy-tale/family territory.
Identity-driven story themes
Recurring focus on stepmother-stepdaughter arcs and female characters resolving the family crisis; noticeable but remains standard blended-family messaging.
Institutional / cultural critique
Light suburban-clique rivalry and “perfect life” disillusionment that resolves positively; no modern activist framing of patriarchy, capitalism, or systemic oppression.