Movie review
October 6, 2023 · 126 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
The Burial is a 2023 courtroom drama inspired by true events in which a financially strained Mississippi funeral home owner teams up with a charismatic lawyer to sue a large Canadian corporation over a breached handshake deal. The story follows their battle exposing predatory practices in the funeral industry while the pair forms an unlikely cross-racial friendship. The narrative centers recurring themes of racial injustice and corporate exploitation of Black communities as drivers of the trial strategy and revelations.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for The Burial.
Woke representation / casting
Casting matches real historical figures and 1990s Southern setting without forced diversity or mismatches.
Woke political dialogue
Direct exchanges confront racial prejudice, Black community exploitation, and historical racism.
Identity-driven story themes
Racial injustice and identity shape trial tactics, alliances, and narrative drive.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Portrays corporate greed targeting minority communities with historical racial undertones and capitalism references.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Fringe Reddit complaints about heavy racial focus and propaganda but no broad backlash.
Creator track record context
Director, co-writer, and producers show pattern of identity, feminist, and progressive activist projects.
Production
