Movie review
August 22, 2020 · 150 min · PG-13
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Tenet is a 2020 science fiction action thriller about a CIA operative known as the Protagonist who joins a secretive organization called Tenet to prevent a future threat from destroying the world using time inversion technology. The narrative is built around international espionage, complex temporal mechanics, and high-stakes global missions. A supporting character makes one brief reference to using a masculine front in a man’s world for practical business purposes.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Tenet.
Woke representation / casting
Black actor cast as lead in original role that naturally fits international espionage premise with no forced diversity or identity signaling.
Woke political dialogue
One brief supporting-character line referencing gender roles in business for pragmatic reasons.
Identity-driven story themes
Narrative driven purely by time mechanics and espionage with no identity politics or representation arcs.
Western institutional / cultural critique
No modern activist-style institutional or cultural critique.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Production
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No significant backlash claiming too woke or forced identity politics; any mentions are isolated and weak.
Creator track record context
No relevant prior work is cited.
