Movie review
September 23, 2016 · 111 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
The movie swaps races from the novel so the central intelligent hybrid girl is black while the teacher is white. She chooses to release the fungus spores and wipe out the last humans so her kind inherits the earth. The story follows her as the protagonist driving the new species future. No activist dialogue or modern institutional attacks appear. Casting used color-blind process for diversity.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for The Girl with All the Gifts.
Woke representation / casting
"Color-blind casting" and race swap from the novel to make the protagonist black girl.
Woke political dialogue
No political or ideological dialogue.
Identity-driven story themes
Hybrid girl protagonist drives the story of a new species replacing humanity.
Western institutional / cultural critique
No modern activist institutional or cultural critique.
Woke character or canon changes
Production
Major race reversal of Melanie and Justineau from the source novel.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Minor book-fan complaints and fringe progressive interpretations but no anti-woke backlash claiming too woke.
Creator track record context
Color-blind casting for diversity but no prior activist pattern.
