Question 1

Is Past Lives woke?

Accepted Answer

Past Lives has a woke score of 25/100, which means it is not especially woke compared with higher-scoring titles. The story focuses on Nora's bicultural immigrant identity and her Korean past as the main emotional driver during the reunion with Hae Sung. A single line references Korean patriarchal norms in contrast to the West. Casting puts Asian actors in the Asian roles for the Korean story. No activist dialogue or modern cultural attacks appear anywhere.

Question 2

Is there DEI in Past Lives?

Accepted Answer

The biggest factors in our score are Identity-driven story themes, Political / ideological dialogue, Creator track record context. After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.

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