Movie review
December 4, 2019 · 123 min · PG-13
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Jumanji: The Next Level is a 2019 action-comedy sequel in which college friends and two older men get pulled back into the magical video game world. They must complete a quest to stop a warlord, restore a stolen jewel, and return home while dealing with mixed-up avatars that swap their ages, skills, and personalities for laughs. The film sticks to classic adventure comedy with friendship and family themes. No prominent identity-driven messaging, political dialogue, or modern social critiques appear in the story or marketing.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Jumanji: The Next Level.
Woke representation / casting
Mixed-race and gender cast fits a modern American friend group and fantasy video game premise. Avatar swaps create comedy through age, gender, and personality mismatches, but no audience-visible emphasis on real-world diversity quotas or signaling.
Woke political dialogue
Light banter and action quips only. No explicit political, activist, or social-justice lines.
Identity-driven story themes
Focus remains on friendship, family reconciliation, confidence, and teamwork. Body-swap humor plays on differences for laughs without modern identity politics framing.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Drought from a stolen jewel serves as a simple fantasy plot device with no modern environmental activism, anti-capitalist messaging, or institutional critique.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant. The story expands the video game concept from prior films without ideological changes to source material.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No documented public complaints accusing the film of pushing woke, DEI, or identity politics content.
Creator track record context
Overall team shows low activist involvement; Dwayne Johnson has spoken against woke trends in entertainment while others maintain neutral professional profiles.
Production
