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Once Upon a Deadpool
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Budget$110M
Worldwide Gross$51.3M
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Once Upon a Deadpool

Once Upon a Deadpool

movie·PG-13·Dec 12, 2018·
Box OfficeFlop · 0.5x
$110M
Budget
$51.3M
Gross
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Once Upon a Deadpool

movie
PG-13
December 12, 2018
Wokeometer Rating
2Based
0/10
Audience Woke Score
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Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

Once Upon a Deadpool earns a low 2/10 woke score by sanitizing Deadpool 2 for PG-13 accessibility while adding zero progressive messaging or lectures. It sticks to irreverent meta humor, revenge, and found-family themes with no ideological swaps or overlays.

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Detailed Analysis

Once Upon a Deadpool functions as a PG-13 re-edit of Deadpool 2 that removes profanity and gore while introducing no new progressive messaging or lectures.

Its framing device directly homages The Princess Bride by having Deadpool kidnap adult Fred Savage to narrate the story as a bedtime tale, preserving the original's meta humor, revenge plot, loss, and found-family themes without any social justice overlay. The sanitization serves only to broaden accessibility rather than inject ideological content. Casting adheres strictly to the source material and prior film, with no race, gender, or sexuality swaps applied to established characters.

The poster parody of religious artwork drew backlash from LDS members for perceived mockery, underscoring the project's irreverent comedic intent over any activist agenda. Thematic centrality remains focused on irreverence and action-comedy beats, with creator choices prioritizing parody and accessibility instead of political messaging, resulting in minimal audience reception divides tied to ideology.

Key Factors

  • PG-13 sanitization removes profanity and gore but adds no new progressive messaging or lectures
  • Framing device is a direct homage to the classic Princess Bride with no social justice overlay
  • Poster parody of religious artwork sparked backlash from LDS members over perceived mockery, highlighting irreverent rather than activist tone

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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Is Once Upon a Deadpool Woke?

We've run a full content analysis on Once Upon a Deadpool and scored it 2/10 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 Once Upon a Deadpool?

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 Once Upon a Deadpool's overall score.

Is Once Upon a Deadpool family-friendly?

Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Once Upon a Deadpool is rated PG-13. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age rating to decide if it's right for your family.

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