Movie review
August 11, 2022 · 107 min · PG-13
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Fall is a 2022 survival thriller about two best friends who climb a remote 2,000-foot radio tower to scatter ashes but get stranded at the top with no way down. The story follows their fight against the elements, dwindling supplies, and personal demons including grief and betrayal. It focuses on individual survival, friendship strain, and emotional recovery with no visible social, identity, or activist messaging.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Fall.
Woke representation / casting
Two white women play skilled best-friend climbers at the center of a survival tale; fits the story’s shared hobby and personal loss premise naturally with no diversity emphasis or signaling in marketing or casting.
Woke political dialogue
All talk stays on grief, fear of falling, trust issues, and a personal betrayal reveal; contains no activist language or ideas.
Identity-driven story themes
Core ideas are mourning, friendship broken by infidelity, and raw will to live; no race, gender, sexuality, or identity politics elements appear.
Western institutional / cultural critique
The film shows personal resilience and emotional healing after loss; it offers no activist-style attacks on patriarchy, traditional roles, capitalism, or Western institutions.
Woke character or canon changes
Production
Not relevant; this is an original fictional story.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No reviews, social media posts, or news articles accuse the film of pushing woke, DEI, or identity politics content.
Creator track record context
Key people work mainly in commercial thrillers; director Scott Mann voiced mild criticism of unfettered capitalism in one 2021 tech interview but shows no identity-driven or activist pattern in his films.
