Question 1

Is Free Guy woke?

Accepted Answer

Free Guy has a woke score of 44/100, which means it is mixed, with noticeable woke elements. Free Guy is a 2021 sci-fi action-comedy about a non-player character (NPC) bank teller in a violent open-world video game who gains self-awareness, decides to become a hero, and teams up with a skilled player/programmer to expose corporate theft of the game's original code. The core narrative emphasizes individuality, free will, and standing up to a greedy publisher. It includes occasional dialogue referencing white privilege, the patriarchy, non-toxic masculinity, and gun violence.

Question 2

Is there DEI in Free Guy?

Accepted Answer

The biggest factors in our score are Political / ideological dialogue, Institutional / cultural critique, Anti-woke backlash / 'too woke' complaints. A bank teller discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and decides to become the hero of his own story. Now, in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way before it's too late.

Free Guy

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