Movie review
February 10, 2022 · 116 min · PG-13
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Uncharted follows young street-smart Nathan Drake teaming with veteran treasure hunter Victor "Sully" Sullivan to track a massive lost fortune from Ferdinand Magellan's 16th-century expedition while also hunting clues to Nate's missing older brother. The globe-trotting story mixes high-stakes action, double-crosses, historical puzzles, and personal stakes around family legacy and partnership. No identity-driven themes, political lectures, institutional critiques, or activist messaging appear in the plot, dialogue, marketing, or visible production choices.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Uncharted.
Woke representation / casting
Casting aligns with story world and source material where applicable. No audience-visible signaling, forced diversity emphasis, or mismatches used for messaging.
Woke political dialogue
No activist language, social commentary, or ideological speeches in the narrative.
Identity-driven story themes
Story focuses on adventure, brotherhood, lost family, and personal legacy with zero identity politics or group-based messaging.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Antagonist greed is a standard villain trait tied to historical family claims; no modern reframing of capitalism, patriarchy, colonialism, or Western institutions as systemic problems.
Woke character or canon changes
Minor original plot additions and age adjustments serve pacing and prequel setup; no identity-driven race, gender, or canon alterations to known characters.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No right-leaning or anti-woke complaints exist that treat the film as pushing DEI or identity politics; public discussion remained non-political.
Creator track record context
Key creatives are mostly commercial with no activist histories; modest elevation from one writer's involvement in a fantasy series criticized for representation-driven changes.
Production
