Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019)
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Synopsis
Where'd You Go, Bernadette follows a woman who, after years of prioritizing her family, feels the need to rediscover her creative pursuits. The film depicts her journey as she attempts to reconnect with her passions and reignite a sense of self. This ultimately leads her on an unexpected adventure.
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Woke Score Breakdown
🎭 Race-swapped character
1The cast aligns with the characters as described in the plot summary and background information; no race-swapping occurs.
🔃 Gender-swapped character
1There are no established characters in the work undergoing gender swapping.
👥 Diverse casting
1The casting appears consistent with the setting and doesn't suggest a deliberate emphasis on demographic representation above storytelling needs.
✊ Racial messaging
1The narrative doesn't address systemic racism or racial grievance. The focus is on individual anxieties and conflicts rather than broader social issues.
🛂 Immigrant themes
1Immigration or the immigrant experience are not featured.
🪶 Indigenous peoples
1The narrative does not engage with themes of indigenous dispossession or colonization.
🏳️🌈 LGBT characters
1No LGBT characters, romance, or identity themes are present.
♀️ Feminist themes
2Bernadette's character, while eccentric, demonstrates capability and agency. Her creative pursuits are stifled and undervalued, hinting at a critique of societal pressures on women, although it is not explicitly thematic.
🏢 Anti-capitalist themes
1The story features characters working for Microsoft, but does not portray corporate structures as inherently exploitative. The conflict arises from personal choices and misunderstandings rather than systemic critique of capitalism.
🌱 Environmental issues
1The plot involves a hillside collapse and blackberry plants, but this is portrayed as a local, immediate conflict rather than addressing broader environmental concerns or advocating for change.
Content Rating Breakdown
💋 Sex & Nudity
MildThere are brief kisses between Bernadette and Elgie, suggesting a romantic relationship, but no nudity or explicit sexual content is depicted.
🩸 Violence & Gore
MildA hillside collapses into a home, causing property damage. While this is a potentially frightening event, it does not depict graphic violence or gore. Arguments also occur throughout the film, but these are verbal and do not involve physical harm.
🤬 Profanity
ModerateThe film contains uses of 'f--k you,' 'bitch,' 's--t,' 'douche bag,' 'a--hole,' 'ass,' 'crap,' 'hell,' 'damn,' 'oh my God,' and other less severe curse words throughout the film. One character tells others to 'take her Ritalin and be quiet.'
🍺 Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
MildAdults are shown drinking wine and cocktails at receptions, dinners, and on a cruise. There is a brief glimpse of a teen vaping marijuana with an adult acquaintance, and a conversation about a person who is stoned.
👻 Frightening & Intense Scenes
ModerateThe hillside collapse and subsequent damage to the home creates a tense and frightening scene. Bernadette's intervention and departure from her home, which she perceives as hostile, is also tense and unsettling. The portrayal of Bernadette's anxiety and paranoia, though not graphically intense, can create a sense of unease.