
Movie review
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Woke Score
Lower is better
Breakdown
Factors & Ratings
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
Representation / casting choices
Noticeable and recurring emphasis on racial, ethnic, cultural, and queer-signaling diversity in casting and character framing.
Political / ideological dialogue
Very light; almost no explicit activist speeches or lectures.
Identity-driven story themes
Central narrative driver—Miles and Gwen’s arcs revolve around forging personal identity against external rules and expectations.
Institutional / cultural critique
Mild pushback against rigid multiverse “canon” authority as stifling individuality.
Legacy character or canon changes
