Movie review
December 15, 2020 · 86 min · PG
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
A 2020 documentary that chronicles the rise and fall of the Blockbuster Video chain and the day-to-day operation of its final remaining store in Bend, Oregon, run by manager Sandi Harding. It features interviews with celebrities and staff while detailing corporate business decisions, the 2008 financial crisis, and nostalgia for 1990s video rental culture. No woke elements appear in the narrative, themes, or presentation.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for The Last Blockbuster.
Woke representation / casting
Real documentary subjects with no forced diversity or identity signaling.
Woke political dialogue
No political or ideological dialogue.
Identity-driven story themes
No identity-driven story themes.
Western institutional / cultural critique
No modern activist institutional or cultural critique.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Production
No woke complaints or backlash.
Creator track record context
No relevant prior work cited.
