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movie·PG-13·Feb 13, 2025·
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The Gorge

movie
PG-13
February 13, 2025
Wokeometer Rating
2Based
0/10
Audience Woke Score
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Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

The Gorge scores a low 2/10 by sticking to a classic heterosexual sniper romance, personal backstories, and survival action without identity politics or forced messaging.

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Detailed Analysis

The Gorge centers its narrative on a traditional heterosexual romance between elite snipers Levi Kane and Drasa, whose relationship develops through shared personal struggles, flirtation, poetry, and music before they unite against a common threat.

This dynamic serves as the primary emotional driver in an original screenplay with no source material alterations or identity-based casting changes. The story maintains a conventional structure focused on individual character backstories and survival against mutated creatures stemming from a historical bioweapons incident, treating corporate secrecy as a standard thriller device rather than a vehicle for systemic critiques tied to identity or oppression. Supporting elements include capable female characters and incidental diversity in roles like J.D. that remain secondary to the plot and do not influence thematic direction or premise.

Creator intent appears oriented toward genre entertainment without foregrounding progressive messaging, resulting in a low woke score that highlights the absence of forced ideological reframing. This approach keeps the focus on action, romance, and suspense, delivering straightforward appeal unburdened by contemporary identity politics.

Key Factors

  • Traditional heterosexual romance as primary emotional driver with no identity politics or non-traditional relationships
  • Original story and characters with no source-material changes for diversity
  • Incidental supporting diversity (e.g., Sope Dirisu as J.D.) and capable female lead that do not drive narrative or themes
  • Corporate/government secrecy critique remains generic genre trope without systemic oppression framing tied to identity

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 The Gorge Woke?

We've run a full content analysis on The Gorge and scored it 2/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.

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What kind of woke content is in The Gorge?

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 The Gorge's overall score.

Is The Gorge family-friendly?

Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). The Gorge 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.

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 →

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Top Cast

Miles Teller
2Based

Miles Teller

Levi

Anya Taylor-Joy
2.6Based

Anya Taylor-Joy

Drasa

Sigourney Weaver
2.7Based

Sigourney Weaver

Bartholomew

Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù
2.5Based

Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù

J.D.

William Houston
2Based

William Houston

Erikas

Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
2.5Based

Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Black Ops Commander

James Marlowe
2Based

James Marlowe

Bradford Shaw

Julianna Kurokawa
2Based

Julianna Kurokawa

Airman

Ruta Gedmintas
2Based

Ruta Gedmintas

WWII Scientist

Oliver Trevena
2.3Based

Oliver Trevena

Crewman

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