Movie review
July 31, 2024 · 90 min · PG
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
The movie has no political dialogue, no activist messaging, and no institutional critique. It sticks to a straightforward family story about imagination, creativity, personal growth, and finding your creator in the real world. Casting uses diverse actors for the animal companions turned human (Lil Rel Howery as Moose, Tanya Reynolds as Porcupine) plus one blink-and-miss-it background Pride flag. These are incidental and not emphasized or central. No girl power sermons, no identity politics, no anti-anything lectures.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Harold and the Purple Crayon.
Woke representation / casting
Diverse actors play fantasy animal companions humanized for live-action; one incidental background Pride flag. No forced signaling or mismatches with the premise.
Woke political dialogue
No political or activist dialogue reported.
Identity-driven story themes
Standard personal growth and imagination focus; no modern identity politics or activist plotlines.
Western institutional / cultural critique
No modern activist critique of society, gender roles, or institutions.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Virtually no woke backlash; criticism is about quality, not politics.
Creator track record context
No activist or identity-driven pattern in prior family-focused work.
Production
