Movie review
February 26, 2020 · 124 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
A modern horror-thriller remake of the H.G. Wells story follows Elisabeth Moss as Cecilia Kass, a woman escaping an abusive relationship with a wealthy scientist who fakes his suicide and uses an invisibility suit to stalk and gaslight her. The narrative centers on her isolation, paranoia, and fight to prove the threat while being disbelieved by those around her. The film makes the abuse and female survivor empowerment central to the plot engine, with visible #MeToo-era framing around gaslighting, not believing women, and male control.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for The Invisible Man.
Woke representation / casting
Supportive Black characters contrasted with white male abusers in visible roles.
Woke political dialogue
Gaslighting and disbelief themes drive key interactions and plot points.
Identity-driven story themes
Female survivor empowerment against male abuser forms central narrative and character arc.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Portrays invisible male control and societal disbelief of women as patriarchal dynamic.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Moderate backlash as feminist #MeToo propaganda and anti-male messaging.
Creator track record context
Project framed around abuse/gaslighting themes timed to #MeToo era; no prior activist pattern.
Production
