Eleanor the Great

The film has a very diverse group of main actors. Erin Kellyman plays Nina, who is written as a black, Jewish, and gay college student. Chiwetel Ejiofor plays her father Roger. Since a major character is explicitly gay, we must add points to this score under our rules. The casting choices show that the creators wanted to focus on diverse and intersectional identities.

The movie is mostly a gentle family drama. It does not have long political speeches or activist lectures. However, there is one clear moment where Nina tells Eleanor, "I'm gay." Eleanor gives a very supportive and politically correct response.

The main story is about grief, aging, and the big lie Eleanor tells to find friends. Still, the movie highlights modern identity themes through Nina. Nina is a young woman who is trying to understand herself while being black, Jewish, and gay. She wants to connect with her history and get over the death of her mother.

Most public debate about the movie was about its sensitive subject, since Eleanor lies about surviving the Holocaust. There was no big anti-woke campaign against the film on social media. However, some traditional family guides did warn viewers about the scene where Nina says she is gay. Since these conservative complaints about political correctness were very small and isolated, we give this a low score of 15 to show the mild reaction.

This score shows the average progressive history of the creative team. Director Scarlett Johansson has a score of 60 because of her progressive views and past casting debates. The other producers include Jamey Heath (42), who talks about gender roles, Raj Kishore Khaware (45), who backs social-issue films, Trudie Styler (31), who supports environmental causes, and Celine Rattray (14), who has no activist record. The final score of 45 reflects this moderate progressive background.