Movie review
May 30, 2017 · 141 min · PG-13
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Wonder Woman (2017) follows Diana, princess of the Amazons from the hidden island of Themyscira, who leaves her all-female warrior society during World War I after an American pilot crashes nearby and reveals the ongoing conflict. Believing the god Ares is behind the war, she ventures into the world of men to stop him, learning along the way that humanity contains both profound darkness and the capacity for love and heroism. The core narrative emphasizes earned female competence, compassion over vengeance, and timeless heroism within a mythological and historical framework rather than modern identity frameworks. No explicit activist dialogue, systemic critiques of patriarchy or capitalism, or unearned girlboss dynamics appear; Diana's abilities stem directly from Amazon training and divine heritage, fitting the established story world without audience-visible forced signaling.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Wonder Woman.
Woke representation / casting
All-female Amazons and Diana's warrior role are inherent to the mythological premise and comic canon; Gal Gadot's casting fits the character's established physical ideal with zero evidence of forced diversity, identity signaling, or story-world mismatch.
Woke political dialogue
Occasional lines question war and human nature in timeless terms; no modern activist rhetoric, patriarchy lectures, systemic oppression framing, or identity-based arguments appear.
Identity-driven story themes
Prominent focus on female strength, agency, and compassion prevailing in a male wartime sphere creates a clear empowerment arc rooted in the character's heritage, though presented as universal heroism rather than contemporary identity politics.
Western institutional / cultural critique
War and human darkness (greed, violence) receive historical critique without reframing into modern activist targets like patriarchy, capitalism, whiteness, or toxic masculinity; resolution favors individual love and choice.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant. No ideological reinterpretations, race/gender swaps, or canon alterations to serve identity messaging.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Backlash stayed minimal and non-central; isolated screening complaints and general feminist-hype coverage existed but produced no major claims of propaganda or forced agenda; evidence remains weak and fringe.
Creator track record context
Jenkins has no cited pattern of political, activist, or identity-driven prior work; explicit statements rejected manifesto framing.
Production
