Movie review
December 9, 2017 · 119 min · PG-13
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle follows four high school students who discover an old video game console and get transported into its jungle world, inhabiting the bodies of their chosen adult avatars to complete a dangerous adventure and return home. The story emphasizes teamwork, personal growth, and overcoming insecurities through comedic body-swap situations and action set pieces. The prominent gender body-swap element functions purely as slapstick comedy without modern social messaging or activist framing.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.
Woke representation / casting
Prominent comedic gender body-swap (female teen in male avatar) and transformation into strong female action character; star casting aligns with comedy needs without forced diversity signaling or story mismatches.
Woke political dialogue
No political, activist, or social-justice oriented dialogue appears in the film.
Identity-driven story themes
Body-swap premise lightly plays with gender and confidence themes through humor but remains centered on adventure and friendship without identity politics.
Western institutional / cultural critique
No modern critiques of institutions, gender norms, capitalism, or cultural power structures; standard heroic fantasy adventure.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Isolated pre-release criticism of costume choices and minor post-release notes on gender portrayal stereotypes; zero notable backlash claiming woke messaging, propaganda, or identity-driven content.
Creator track record context
No evidence of prior identity-driven, activist, or politically themed work by key creatives.
Production
