Movie review
June 14, 2018 · 118 min · PG
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Incredibles 2 continues the Parr family’s story as superheroes work to regain public approval after years in hiding. Elastigirl leads a high-profile campaign to legalize supers while Mr. Incredible stays home managing their three children and baby Jack-Jack’s emerging powers. A new villain uses screen-based hypnosis to stoke fear and push an anti-super agenda, forcing the family to collaborate and restore balance. The film centers on practical family teamwork and role adjustments in a comedic, retro-styled world with only light emphasis on shifting household duties.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Incredibles 2.
Woke representation / casting
Core white nuclear family unchanged from the first film in a consistent retro setting; minor new supporting heroes add light variety without emphasis, quotas, or logic mismatches.
Woke political dialogue
Brief statistical note on why Elastigirl leads PR and the villain’s anti-screen/anti-dependency monologue; messaging leans toward self-reliance and remains plot-serving rather than activist.
Identity-driven story themes
Temporary comedic household role reversal with mother in active hero work and father at home; resolved through partnership and mutual appreciation, not systemic gender critique or empowerment framing.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Villain’s plan exploits fear of supers and screen hypnosis to ban them, ultimately defeated to affirm exceptional individuals; includes endorsed anti-addiction point with no anti-capitalist, anti-patriarchy, or identity-based attacks.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Mild scattered online notes on the role-swap premise feeling lightly progressive; no significant controversy, boycotts, or widespread right-leaning accusations of DEI or identity politics.
Creator track record context
Brad Bird’s films consistently value merit, excellence, and practical family solutions over identity or social-justice narratives; supporting writers show standard low-profile Pixar histories without activist patterns.
Production
