Apocalypto
AI Woke Score
No detectable agenda — story first.
confidence: high
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The Verdict
Apocalypto is a violent, original survival epic set in the Maya world with an authentic indigenous cast speaking Yucatec Maya. It contains essentially no identity messaging — no swaps, no LGBTQ+ content, no girlboss or anti-male framing. Its only thematic flourish is an epigraph about civilizations collapsing from within, which the story earns rather than preaches. Clean across the board.
What the AI Flagged
Each axis scored 0–100, with the receipts. The headline score weights the worst offense, so a single egregious element isn't diluted by the rest.
Identity Swaps
0Original story with indigenous Maya characters; no established characters swapped.
Girlboss & Male Demotion
0Male-led survival story; no anti-male messaging or flawless girlboss framing.
LGBTQ+ / Trans / Non-Binary Content
0No LGBTQ+ content present.
DEI Casting
0Cast of indigenous Mesoamerican actors entirely fits the historical setting.
- Cast speaking Yucatec Maya, appropriate to the period
Preachiness
10An opening quote about civilizations destroying themselves from within is the only thematic statement; story carries it.
- Will Durant epigraph: 'A great civilization is not conquered from without...'
Anti-Masculinity / Anti-West
5Depicts brutal violence and conquest but frames no group as inherently toxic as a modern message; arrival of Europeans is brief and ambiguous.
- Spanish ships appear at the end without overt colonial messaging
Source Betrayal
0Original screenplay, no source material to betray.
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Cast & Crew
Rudy Youngblood
Jaguar Paw
Raoul Max Trujillo
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Gerardo Taracena
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Iazua Larios
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Antonio Monroy
Chilam
María Isabel Díaz Lago
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Dalia Hernández
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Jonathan Brewer
Blunted
Morris Birdyellowhead
Flint Sky
Carlos Emilio Báez
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Vicki Christianson (Executive Producer) · Mel Gibson (Writer) · Ned Dowd (Executive Producer)
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