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The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Box Office
Hit · 14.2x
Budget$50M
Worldwide Gross$709.8M
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The Twilight Saga: New Moon

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

movie·PG-13·Nov 20, 2009·
Box OfficeHit · 14.2x
$50M
Budget
$709.8M
Gross
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The Twilight Saga: New Moon

movie
PG-13
November 20, 2009
Wokeometer Rating
1Based
0/10
Audience Woke Score
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Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

New Moon delivers a classic love-triangle romance between Bella, Edward, and Jacob with zero identity politics or activist messaging. It earns a low 1/10 woke score as pure, neutral entertainment.

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Detailed Analysis

The Twilight Saga: New Moon centers on Bella Swan's emotional turmoil following Edward Cullen's departure and her developing connection with Jacob Black within the established vampire-werewolf rivalry, delivering a straightforward heterosexual love-triangle narrative drawn directly from Stephenie Meyer's novels.

The film maintains classic romance and personal-risk themes without introducing LGBTQ+ subplots, identity-focused storylines, or critiques of traditional norms, and it contains no DEI mandates or systemic-oppression framing. Creator intent aligns with the source material's emphasis on supernatural romance rather than activist messaging, as evidenced by the absence of any stated progressive agenda from the production. Casting remains faithful to the books, with Kristen Stewart as Bella, Robert Pattinson as Edward, and Taylor Lautner portraying the Quileute werewolf Jacob Black according to his established tribal origins, without any race- or gender-swapping of pre-existing characters. Modern audience and critical reception often highlights the story's traditional, even patriarchal elements, reinforcing the lack of contemporary social justice content and confirming the project's focus on entertainment over ideological messaging.

Key Factors

  • Traditional heterosexual romance and love-triangle premise with no LGBTQ+ or identity-focused subplots
  • Source-material-faithful casting and character origins (e.g., Jacob's Native American tribal ties per the books)
  • Absence of DEI mandates, systemic-oppression narratives, or creator-stated activist intent; instead, frequent modern critiques label the film anti-feminist or patriarchal

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 Twilight Saga: New Moon Woke?

We've run a full content analysis on The Twilight Saga: New Moon and scored it 1/10 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 The Twilight Saga: New Moon?

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 Twilight Saga: New Moon's overall score.

Is The Twilight Saga: New Moon family-friendly?

Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). The Twilight Saga: New Moon 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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Top Cast

Kristen Stewart
2.6Based

Kristen Stewart

Bella Swan

Robert Pattinson
2.8Based

Robert Pattinson

Edward Cullen

Taylor Lautner
1.8Based

Taylor Lautner

Jacob Black

Dakota Fanning
2.4Based

Dakota Fanning

Jane

Michael Sheen
3.7Based

Michael Sheen

Aro

Ashley Greene
1Based

Ashley Greene

Alice Cullen

Rachelle Lefevre
1Based

Rachelle Lefevre

Victoria

Billy Burke
1.6Based

Billy Burke

Charlie Swan

Peter Facinelli
1Based

Peter Facinelli

Dr. Carlisle Cullen

Elizabeth Reaser
2.8Based

Elizabeth Reaser

Esme Cullen

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