Rumble (2021) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictHyper Woke

80%

Rumble2021

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What We Think

Rumble can't resist ticking nearly every woke box in its quest to blend sports with modern identity messaging. While still fun in places, tradition and narrative come second to social lessons.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Woke

What is this?

Rumble takes a standard underdog sports story and overlays it with a heavy dose of identity themes, particularly in casting a young woman as a coach and giving her the almost sole focus in driving the plot. The monster wrestling world plays second fiddle to a messaging about breaking barriers, sometimes sacrificing character depth.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Hyper Woke

What is this?

Traditional gender roles are deliberately flipped, with masculine figures sidelined or played for laughs while the female protagonist is depicted as the wisest and most competent. Family dynamics are reframed toward modern, go-girl messaging, and fatherhood is largely an inspirational backdrop.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Hyper Woke

What is this?

Alternative or traditional viewpoints are absent, basically every character rolls with the message, and any hint of dissent (e.g., the 'old way' of monster wrestling) is presented as regressive. Debate or tension about the values at play is missing.

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