Box Office
Hit · 5.4xBudget$90M
Worldwide Gross$483.9M
Rio delivers a low 2/10 woke score as a classic animated adventure focused purely on romance, self-discovery, and outwitting smugglers. No identity politics or social messaging intrudes on the story.
Rio (2011) is a straightforward animated family adventure centered on Blu, a domesticated Spix's macaw voiced by Jesse Eisenberg, who travels to Rio de Janeiro to mate with the free-spirited Jewel (Anne Hathaway) and escape smugglers alongside supporting animal characters like the bulldog Luiz (Tracy Morgan) and toucan Rafael (George Lopez).
The plot follows classic tropes of romance, self-discovery through learning to fly, and thwarting animal traffickers, with no dialogue, subplots, or framing that addresses systemic oppression, identity politics, or critiques of traditional norms. Voice casting draws from a mix of actors including will.i.am, Jamie Foxx, and Jemaine Clement for original animal roles in a Brazilian setting, but this remains incidental and does not alter any pre-existing canon characters or serve as a focal point.
We've run a full content analysis on Rio and scored it 2/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
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