Movie review
November 15, 2017 · 120 min · PG-13
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Justice League is a 2017 superhero movie where Batman and Wonder Woman gather Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg to fight Steppenwolf, an alien warrior trying to conquer Earth with ancient powerful boxes. The team must work together, face their doubts, and protect the world in large-scale battles. The story focuses on classic ideas of heroism, teamwork, and hope without any clear modern identity or activist messages showing up in the plot or characters.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Justice League.
Woke representation / casting
Casting aligns closely with long-established DC Comics character designs and ethnicities. Actors like Jason Momoa and Ray Fisher portray canonically diverse figures without the film or marketing highlighting identity as a central feature or using it for signaling. No mismatches with story world or unearned competence tropes tied to identity.
Woke political dialogue
Dialogue revolves around threat assessment, team assembly, personal backstories of loss, and heroic resolve. No activist slogans, identity discussions, or modern political commentary.
Identity-driven story themes
The narrative drives toward collective action against existential evil and rebuilding trust in people. Themes of sacrifice and unity appear but stay within traditional superhero storytelling without layering on race, gender, or sexuality identity arcs.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Heroes operate within a framework that values individual heroism, teamwork, and defense of humanity and its achievements. No depictions framing traditional structures, masculinity, or Western society as inherently flawed or needing activist deconstruction.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant. All main characters and core conflicts derive directly from DC Comics lore with standard adaptation adjustments for film length and continuity, free of identity-politics reinterpretations.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Occasional scattered online remarks called the reshot version overly commercial or light in ways some associate with broader industry trends, but no substantial or organized complaints accused the movie of advancing woke, DEI, or left-wing identity agendas. Primary debates stayed on entertainment value and directorial vision.
Creator track record context
The involved writers and producers have careers centered on mainstream action, historical, and franchise entertainment. Available information shows minimal engagement with activist causes or identity-focused creative patterns that would influence content here.
Production
