Movie review
December 5, 2024 · 116 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
The Order is a crime thriller following veteran FBI agent Terry Husk as he investigates a series of violent robberies and plots linked to the white supremacist group The Order in the 1980s Pacific Northwest. It is based on real historical events and the book The Silent Brotherhood. The narrative centers on stopping domestic terrorism driven by racial extremism. A supporting FBI agent role features race and gender casting changes from the original script.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for The Order.
Woke representation / casting
race and gender swap for supporting FBI agent role originally written as white man
Woke political dialogue
depicts historical white supremacist ideology only
Identity-driven story themes
white supremacist racial identity drives villain plot and motivation
Western institutional / cultural critique
critiques far-right anti-government extremism in historical context
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Production
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
fringe backlash viewing it as left-wing propaganda or Jan 6 commentary
Creator track record context
director’s pattern of extremism films and explicit Jan 6 framing; writer’s prior racial themes work
