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The Great Gatsby
movie·PG-13·May 10, 2013·
Box OfficeHit · 3.3x
$105M
Budget
$351M
Gross
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The Great Gatsby
movie
PG-13
May 10, 2013
Wokeometer Rating
2Based
0/10
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
The 2013 adaptation stays laser-focused on the original story of Jay Gatsby's tragic pursuit of the American Dream, delivering neutral entertainment with zero political messaging or narrative changes. It earns a low 2/10 woke score for refusing to inject modern agendas.
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Detailed Analysis
The 2013 Baz Luhrmann adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel centers on the classic themes of the American Dream, class division, bootlegging, and tragic romance in the Jazz Age.
The plot follows Nick Carraway's narration of Jay Gatsby's pursuit of Daisy Buchanan amid extravagant parties and personal illusions, with no alterations to the source material's core premise or emotional drivers. Casting adheres closely to the 1920s setting, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio as Gatsby, Carey Mulligan as Daisy, Tobey Maguire as Nick, and Joel Edgerton as Tom Buchanan; the sole notable non-traditional choice is Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan as the minor Jewish character Meyer Wolfsheim, which some observers noted for visual effect but does not constitute a race-swap of an established lead or drive any narrative change.
Key Factors
- Faithful adaptation of 1925 novel with no source-character race/gender/sexuality changes or added identity-politics subplots
- Director intent focused on visceral period recreation via anachronistic music and visuals to evoke the book's original excitement, not social commentary
- Tom Buchanan's racism retained from the book solely to establish him as unsympathetic villain; no modern systemic-oppression framing or lecture moments added
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We've run a full content analysis on The Great Gatsby 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 Great Gatsby?
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 Great Gatsby's overall score.
Is The Great Gatsby family-friendly?
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