Meg 2: The Trench (2023) | How Woke Is It?

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12%

Meg 2: The Trench2023

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What We Think

Meg 2: The Trench is refreshingly non-woke for a modern blockbuster. It cares more about giant sea monsters than pushing any ideological narrative. Safe to say, you won’t find an activist lecture lurking beneath the waves.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Meg 2: The Trench focuses almost entirely on jaw-dropping creature action and over-the-top mayhem, not on forcing any particular identity politics. Characters generally feel cast for the roles they play, not as tick-boxes for diversity or current trends. The story sticks to monster-movie conventions.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Themes like family, bravery, and even traditional masculinity are present, but mostly play in the background. There's no overt critique or mockery of traditional values. The film doesn't get preachy or rewrite cultural touchstones; it keeps to its lane: giant sharks and human survival.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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There is little ideological messaging in evidence. Characters mainly unite against a giant, prehistoric threat instead of debating social justice positions. The diversity present feels incidental and not particularly agenda-driven. If anything, the film is more concerned with explosions than ideologies.

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