Movie review
March 14, 2024 · 89 min · PG
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Wes Anderson directs a 2024 anthology of four short films adapting Roald Dahl stories: "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar," "The Swan," "The Rat Catcher," and "Poison." The stylized, theatrical narratives center on personal transformation through mysticism and generosity, childhood bullying and cruelty, a grotesque rat exterminator, and a tense colonial-era snake incident exposing human flaws. No audience-visible social-justice elements, activist messaging, or modern identity themes appear in the content or presentation.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More.
Woke representation / casting
Casting fits the story world without forced diversity.
Woke political dialogue
No activist dialogue.
Identity-driven story themes
No identity-driven themes.
Western institutional / cultural critique
No modern activist institutional critique.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Absent; no backlash claiming too woke.
Creator track record context
No relevant prior work cited.
Production
