Evil Dead Rise
AI Woke Score
No detectable agenda — story first.
confidence: high
Audience Score
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The Verdict
A straightforward, brutally effective gory horror film that's essentially free of identity messaging. Its female-led survival narrative is consistent with the Evil Dead franchise's long tradition and isn't agenda-driven. Nothing here registers as woke — it's just demons and chainsaws.
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
5A standalone Evil Dead entry with new original characters; nothing established is swapped.
Girlboss & Male Demotion
15Female-led survival story typical of the franchise's tradition; women fight demons but men aren't framed as the problem.
- Beth and Ellie are the central survivors
- Brutal female-led showdown with the Deadites
LGBTQ+ / Trans / Non-Binary Content
3No notable LGBTQ+, trans, or non-binary content.
DEI Casting
10Cast fits a contemporary urban family setting; no quota-driven casting against lore.
Preachiness
5Pure gore-driven horror with no sermonizing or message-pushing.
Anti-Masculinity / Anti-West
5No anti-masculinity or anti-West framing; the threat is supernatural.
Source Betrayal
10Reboots/extends the Evil Dead premise in a new setting but stays true to the franchise's spirit and rules; no identity-driven rewrite.
- Retains the Necronomicon and Deadite mythology
- New apartment-building setting rather than the cabin
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Cast & Crew
Lily Sullivan
Beth
Alyssa Sutherland
Ellie
Morgan Davies
Danny
Gabrielle Echols
Bridget
Nell Fisher
Kassie
Mark Mitchinson
Mr. Fonda
Jayden Daniels
Gabriel
Mirabai Pease
Teresa
Tai Wano
Scott
Noah Paul
Bruce
Lee Cronin (Writer) · Bruce Campbell (Executive Producer) · Sam Raimi (Executive Producer) · Romel Adam (Executive Producer)
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