Bridge to Terabithia
AI Woke Score
No detectable agenda — story first.
confidence: high
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The Verdict
A faithful, heartfelt adaptation of the beloved novel about friendship, imagination, and grief. Leslie is a spirited, capable girl, but the film never frames this as identity messaging or male-demotion. Essentially clean across every axis.
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
0No established characters are swapped; faithful adaptation of the novel's characters.
Girlboss & Male Demotion
15Leslie is confident and beats Jesse in a race, but this is character-building friendship, not male-demotion messaging.
- Leslie outruns Jesse and the boys at school
LGBTQ+ / Trans / Non-Binary Content
0No LGBTQ+ content present.
DEI Casting
5Casting fits the small-town setting; no checkbox diversity.
Preachiness
10Themes of imagination, grief, and kindness are folded into the story without sermonizing.
- Encouragement to use imagination and empathy
Anti-Masculinity / Anti-West
5No anti-masculinity or anti-West framing; Jesse's father is gruff but sympathetically portrayed.
Source Betrayal
10Largely faithful to Katherine Paterson's novel; fantasy visuals expanded for film but no identity-driven rewrites.
- Fantasy creatures visualized more elaborately than in the book
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Cast & Crew
Josh Hutcherson
Jess Aarons
AnnaSophia Robb
Leslie Burke
Zooey Deschanel
Ms. Edmunds
Robert Patrick
Jack Aarons
Bailee Madison
May Belle Aarons
Kate Butler
Mary Aarons
Devon Wood
Brenda Aarons
Emma Fenton
Ellie Aarons
Grace Brannigan
Joyce Aarons
Latham Gaines
Bill Burke
Alex Schwartz (Executive Producer) · Gábor Csupó (Director)
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