Movie review
October 20, 2016 · 100 min · PG
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
This Beautiful Fantastic is a 2016 British film set in London. It follows Bella Brown, a young woman with quirky habits who works at a library and hopes to write and draw children's books. When her neglected garden puts her home at risk, she gets help from her grumpy next-door neighbor Alfie, a skilled older gardener. Their growing friendship, along with help from others around them, leads to personal changes for both, told through a light fairy-tale style with a garden as the main symbol for life and growth.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for This Beautiful Fantastic.
Woke representation / casting
Casting uses established British actors for roles that match the London setting and character ages without any clear focus on racial, gender, or identity diversity as a priority. No prominent parts stand out as chosen for representation signaling rather than narrative purpose.
Woke political dialogue
The script contains no political talks, activist speeches, or lines about identity, equality, or social causes. Dialogue stays on personal topics like books, plants, habits, and relationships.
Identity-driven story themes
Core ideas involve personal growth through friendship and gardening, accepting life's messiness, and creative dreams. Nothing in the plot or arcs pushes identity politics or group-based social messages.
Western institutional / cultural critique
No attacks on traditional Western values, family, religion, capitalism, or gender norms appear. The story supports individual effort, mentorship, and finding joy in simple, natural things.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant. The film tells an original story and makes no changes to known characters, books, or history for ideological reasons.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No right-leaning or anti-woke viewers complained that the movie promotes woke ideas, diversity agendas, or left-wing politics. All available reactions treat it as neutral entertainment.
Creator track record context
Writer-director Simon Aboud and the majority of producers show no history of activist work or using films for social justice causes. Their focus remains on character stories and commercial projects, matching the apolitical tone here.
Production
