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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
movie·PG·Dec 21, 2022·
Box OfficeHit · 5.4x
$90M
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$484.7M
Gross
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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
movie
PG
December 21, 2022
Wokeometer Rating
2Based
0/10
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish sticks to classic fairy-tale themes of mortality, friendship, and found family with zero activist framing or identity politics. The result is safe, neutral entertainment at just 2/10.
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Detailed Analysis
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish centers on the established character Puss confronting his mortality after wasting eight lives, teaming with Kitty Softpaws and the new original character Perrito (a cheerful therapy dog voiced by Harvey Guillén) to pursue the Wishing Star while evading Death personified as the Wolf.
The narrative arc emphasizes valuing one's single remaining life, the bonds of friendship and found family (as Goldilocks realizes the Three Bears are her true family), and rejecting arrogance—classic fairy-tale and hero's-journey tropes with no activist framing of systemic oppression, identity politics, or critiques of traditional norms. Casting features Latino voice leads Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek reprising their roles as the Spanish-inspired cat characters, alongside a diverse ensemble that aligns with standard animation practices rather than deliberate swaps or mandates.
Key Factors
- Traditional mortality and self-discovery themes without modern activist overlay
- No changes to established characters' race/gender/sexuality or source-material clashes
- Organic found-family resolution for Goldilocks and the Bears as fairy-tale convention, not ideological statement
- Creator focus on life appreciation and adventure; reviews explicitly note absence of woke messaging or lecture moments
- Incidental voice-cast diversity with no foregrounded identity elements driving plot or appeal
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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We've run a full content analysis on Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 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 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish?
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 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish's overall score.
Is Puss in Boots: The Last Wish family-friendly?
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