Question 1

Is Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes woke?

Accepted Answer

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has a woke score of 33/100, which means it is not especially woke compared with higher-scoring titles. Set generations after Caesar’s death, apes have built rival clans while humans have regressed to a feral state. Young chimpanzee Noa joins forces with intelligent human Mae to rescue his captured clan from tyrannical ape leader Proximus Caesar, who twists Caesar’s legacy into a slave empire. The story centers on power, betrayal, and species coexistence without overt modern identity lectures. Light girlboss traits appear in Mae’s competent survival actions and the diverse human enclave shown at the end.

Question 2

Is there DEI in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes?

Accepted Answer

The biggest factors in our score are Representation / casting choices, Identity-driven story themes, Anti-woke backlash / 'too woke' complaints. Several generations following Caesar's reign, apes – now the dominant species – live harmoniously while humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all he's known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

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