Question 1

Is Mank woke?

Accepted Answer

Mank has a woke score of 20/100, which means it is not especially woke compared with higher-scoring titles. Mank is a black-and-white biographical drama about alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz racing to finish the Citizen Kane screenplay in 1940 while flashing back to his 1930s Hollywood career. The story examines his personal decline, creative process, and growing disillusionment with studio bosses and media tycoons. No modern identity themes, representation emphasis, or activist messaging appear in the narrative, casting, or presentation.

Question 2

Is there DEI in Mank?

Accepted Answer

The biggest factors in our score are Political / ideological dialogue, Institutional / cultural critique. 1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.

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