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Woken

Name: Woken
Director: Alan Friel
Released: 2024
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

3.7/10

Limited

2024

Director

Alan Friel

Runtime

90 minutes

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Woken is a character-driven science fiction thriller centered around a female protagonist navigating a post-apocalyptic world. The film successfully places a woman in a position of power, tasked with uncovering systemic truths amid societal collapse. However, the narrative's reliance on traditional biological roles, such as pregnancy and family life, creates a tension with its themes of empowerment. Additionally, the inclusion of disfigured characters risks using physical differences as mere plot devices for violence. Overall, the film explores the fragility of identity and the breakdown of social structures, but it lacks diverse racial and LGBTQ+ representation to achieve a higher score.

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Category Breakdown

Does Woken have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any explicit references to LGBTQ+ characters or non-straight relationships. There is no indication of queer representation in the story.

How does Woken portray gender?

Fair

Anna is a central character who drives the plot through both her intellect and physical strength. However, the story also emphasizes traditional maternal roles, such as pregnancy and family structures.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Woken?

Minimal

There is no information available about the ethnic makeup of the cast. Therefore, the racial dynamics within the island community are not specified.

How does Woken represent religion and culture?

Good

The story challenges conventional social order by removing the protagonist's social status. It uses the collapse of the human race to symbolically question established social norms.

Does Woken include disability representation?

Fair

Characters with disfigurements play key roles in the film's conflict. However, there is a risk that these characters are used primarily as visual symbols of the 'other' rather than having significant influence over the plot.

Present on Screen

The film offers a female-centric perspective on survival and empowerment.
The narrative effectively questions the collapse of social structures and identity.
It uses genre clichés to challenge traditional ideas of domestic stability.

Limited or Absent

The film risks using physical disabilities as visual symbols for conflict.
The reliance on maternal clichés may limit the scope of female empowerment.
There is a lack of visible diverse racial and LGBTQ+ representation.

Official Synopsis

Anna wakes to kind faces she doesn’t recognize and a remote island she has no memory of. She is forced to re-learn everything about herself, her husband and the baby she is carrying. But when two disfigured people arrive on the island and there is a violent altercation she discovers that the human race is close to extinction and goes searching for the truth about herself.

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