Question 1

Is Emelie woke?

Accepted Answer

Emelie has a woke score of 3/100, which means it is not especially woke compared with higher-scoring titles. Emelie (2016) is a horror thriller about three young siblings left with a replacement babysitter who initially seems fun and permissive but quickly turns threatening and violent while their parents are out for the night. The story follows the oldest boy’s efforts to protect his brother and sister from the intruder’s psychological games and dangerous acts inside their suburban home. No identity politics, activist messaging, institutional critiques, or social-justice themes appear in the plot, marketing, or public discussion of the film.

Question 2

Is there DEI in Emelie?

Accepted Answer

The biggest factors in our score are Representation / casting choices. After their regular babysitter cancels, the Thompson family turns to her friend, Anna to supervise their children while the parents go out to celebrate their anniversary. At first Anna seems like a dream come true to the kids, allowing them to eat extra cookies and play with things that are usually off-limits, but as her behaviour becomes increasingly odd, the kids soon find out that her intentions are dark and twisted—and she is not who she seems to be.

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