Movie review
February 13, 2025 · 128 min · PG-13
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
The Gorge is a 2025 science fiction action horror romance about two elite snipers posted on opposite sides of a secret gorge to contain monsters from old bioweapons experiments. They bond across the distance and fight together when the creatures break out. The film delivers a straightforward survival love story with no identity politics, lectures, or modern activist messaging.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for The Gorge.
Woke representation / casting
Casting of white American male and white Lithuanian female leads matches the story's Cold War-era joint operation premise exactly; supporting roles fit without emphasis on diversity or swaps.
Woke political dialogue
Dialogue stays within thriller and romance conventions; no explicit modern political statements or activist talking points.
Identity-driven story themes
Central story is a traditional man-woman romance built on mutual respect and shared danger with no gender, race, or identity messaging.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Corporate villain and government secrecy serve as standard thriller plot devices around historical bioweapons; presented without contemporary activist framing of institutions or capitalism.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Production
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No notable anti-woke complaints in news or social media; some viewers explicitly noted the film avoids woke elements.
Creator track record context
Core team of genre professionals and producers shows commercial priorities with no documented pattern of identity-driven or social-justice focused work.
