Question 1

Is The Amateur woke?

Accepted Answer

The Amateur has a woke score of 26/100, which means it is not especially woke compared with higher-scoring titles. The movie includes tacked-on female supporting characters in CIA positions with exposition that hints at gender swaps from the 1981 novel. The story repeatedly highlights corrupt CIA officials covering up unauthorized drone strikes and black ops. The narrative focuses on personal revenge against terrorists with no identity politics or representation themes driving the plot. The institutional critique of government overreach remains noticeable throughout.

Question 2

Is there DEI in The Amateur?

Accepted Answer

The biggest factors in our score are Representation / casting choices, Institutional / cultural critique, Legacy character or canon changes. After his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take action.

The Amateur

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