Question 1

Is The Magnificent Seven woke?

Accepted Answer

The Magnificent Seven has a woke score of 30/100, which means it is not especially woke compared with higher-scoring titles. The Magnificent Seven is a 2016 Western remake in which a widow recruits a group of gunslingers led by bounty hunter Sam Chisolm to defend her town from a ruthless industrialist seizing land and lives. The story follows the classic premise of hired mercenaries fighting tyranny for pay that turns into principle, with action set pieces and character backstories centered on skill, loyalty, and redemption. Casting places Denzel Washington as the Black leader alongside Asian, Mexican, and Native American actors in prominent roles, a deliberate production choice by director Antoine Fuqua to reflect Old West demographics, though the narrative stays strictly colorblind with no race, gender, or identity conflicts driving any plot or dialogue.

Question 2

Is there DEI in The Magnificent Seven?

Accepted Answer

The biggest factors in our score are Representation / casting choices, Anti-woke backlash / 'too woke' complaints, Legacy character or canon changes. Looking to mine for gold, greedy industrialist Bartholomew Bogue seizes control of the Old West town of Rose Creek. With their lives in jeopardy, Emma Cullen and other desperate residents turn to bounty hunter Sam Chisolm for help. Chisolm recruits an eclectic group of gunslingers to take on Bogue and his ruthless henchmen. With a deadly showdown on the horizon, the seven mercenaries soon find themselves fighting for more than just money once the bullets start to fly.

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