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Blue Is the Warmest Color
movie·NC-17·Oct 25, 2013·
Box OfficeHit · 4.6x
$4.3M
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$19.8M
Gross
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Blue Is the Warmest Color
movie
NC-17
October 25, 2013
Wokeometer Rating
8Woke
0/10
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
Blue Is the Warmest Color earns its 8/10 woke score by building the entire plot around Adèle's lesbian relationship with Emma, complete with extended explicit sex scenes and gay pride sequences that treat same-sex desire as the key to female self-discovery. Avoid it if you want storytelling free of identity politics.
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Detailed Analysis
The film's core premise centers entirely on Adèle's discovery of lesbian desire and her romantic/sexual relationship with Emma, a blue-haired painter, spanning from high school through adulthood.
This includes multiple extended explicit sex scenes between the two women, Adèle's shift from a brief unsatisfying heterosexual encounter to full commitment to Emma, and sequences of the couple participating in a gay pride march. The narrative frames the relationship as the primary vehicle for Adèle's self-assertion, growth, and identity formation as an adult woman.
Key Factors
- Entire plot driven by central lesbian romance and sexual awakening between leads Adèle and Emma
- Explicit same-sex intimacy and queer identity exploration as primary thematic focus across the full runtime
- Director's adaptation emphasizes female same-sex desire and coming-of-age through non-heteronormative relationship as the story's emotional and structural foundation
Methodology: Each score synthesizes audience discourse, critic and aggregator reception, and press coverage — weighed against the work itself, not any single source.
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Identity Politics & Racial Essentialism
Gender Ideology & LGBTQ+ Themes
DEI Casting & Representation Mandates
Preachiness & Message-First Agenda
Corporate & Creator Activism
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Is Blue Is the Warmest Color Woke?
We've run a full content analysis on Blue Is the Warmest Color and scored it 8/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of woke content is in Blue Is the Warmest Color?
Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into Blue Is the Warmest Color's overall score.
Is Blue Is the Warmest Color family-friendly?
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Blue Is the Warmest Color is rated NC-17. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age rating to decide if it's right for your family.
How does Wokeometer score movies?
We evaluate media across multiple ideological categories on a 0–10 scale. Scores of 0–3 mean story-first, 4–6 have moderate elements, and 7–10 flag heavily agenda-driven content. Learn more about our methodology →
