Movie review
September 5, 2018 · 96 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
The Nun is a 2018 supernatural horror film and a spin-off in The Conjuring universe. Set in 1952 Romania, it follows a troubled priest and a novice nun sent by the Vatican to investigate a suicide at a remote abbey and confront a demonic force. The story centers on Catholic faith, exorcism rituals, and the battle between good and evil with no audience-visible modern identity politics, activist messaging, or representation-driven storytelling.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for The Nun.
Woke representation / casting
Casting largely matches the 1952 Romanian abbey and Catholic setting. Mexican actor Demián Bichir plays the American priest Father Burke in a talent-based role that drew some Latino audience interest but carried no visible identity signaling or marketing push.
Woke political dialogue
Dialogue centers on Catholic faith, personal doubt, and fighting supernatural evil through traditional religious means with no modern political content.
Identity-driven story themes
Narrative explores redemption, temptation, and religious conviction without identity politics, gender, race, or sexuality themes.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Film uses a classic good-versus-evil structure rooted in Catholic tradition and shows faith institutions threatened by evil but includes no modern activist critiques of patriarchy, colonialism, or Western norms.
Woke character or canon changes
Production
Not relevant. The film expands the Valak demon’s origin from The Conjuring 2 without ideological reinterpretation.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No complaints accuse the film of woke messaging, DEI casting, or identity politics. Reactions stayed on horror execution and religious sensitivity.
Creator track record context
Core team of low-woke horror professionals shows consistent focus on genre entertainment without activist or identity-driven histories.
