Question 1

Is Pacific Rim: Uprising woke?

Accepted Answer

Pacific Rim: Uprising has a woke score of 26/100, which means it is not especially woke compared with higher-scoring titles. Pacific Rim: Uprising is a 2018 science fiction action sequel set ten years after the first film. Jake Pentecost, son of a fallen hero, rejoins the global Jaeger defense force with a new team of young pilots including a teenage hacker and a rival to battle a returning Kaiju threat under Mako Mori's leadership. The story centers on legacy, redemption, and humanity uniting in giant robot battles against monsters, with no visible identity politics, activist dialogue, or social-justice messaging in the plot or characters.

Question 2

Is there DEI in Pacific Rim: Uprising?

Accepted Answer

The biggest factors in our score are Creator track record context, Representation / casting choices, Identity-driven story themes. It has been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The PPDC now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes when the Kaiju threat returns.

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