Elio (2025)
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Synopsis
An imaginative, solitary eleven-year-old boy with a passion for outer space is accidentally transported to a vast intergalactic coalition of diverse extraterrestrial species. After being mistaken for Earth's official representative, he is thrust into a tense galactic emergency involving a ruthless warlord who threatens this celestial community. To help resolve the threat, the young boy must rely on his creativity and form an unexpected alliance with the warlord's gentle son.
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Woke Score Breakdown
🎭 Race-swapped character
1All characters are original creations; no established or historical characters are race-swapped.
🔃 Gender-swapped character
1No established or legacy characters are recast as the opposite sex.
👥 Diverse casting
1The film features a Latino/Afro-Latino main family (voiced by Yonas Kibreab and Zoe Saldaña), which naturally fits its contemporary American setting.
✊ Racial messaging
1There is no messaging or theme regarding systemic racism, white culpability, or racial grievance.
🛂 Immigrant themes
1No immigration-related themes or arguments are present in the story.
🪶 Indigenous peoples
1The movie does not touch upon indigenous or colonization issues.
🏳️🌈 LGBT characters
1Despite well-publicized production reports that early versions of the film contained a gay-coded or LGBT-focused storyline, all such elements were completely removed from the final theatrical cut.
♀️ Feminist themes
1Though Elio's aunt is a highly capable Air Force major, the narrative emphasizes her choosing family over career, as she gave up her astronaut dreams to raise her nephew—a traditional family sacrifice rather than a feminist critique.
🏢 Anti-capitalist themes
1The story does not involve corporations, business, or anti-capitalist themes; the primary focus is on family, diplomacy, and interpersonal connection.
🌱 Environmental issues
1No environmental or climate change messaging is present in the film.
Content Rating Breakdown
💋 Sex & Nudity
MildThere is no sexual content. A brief visual gag features an X-ray scan showing Elio in his underwear.
🩸 Violence & Gore
MildFeatures mild cartoon-style action and physical conflict. A schoolyard scuffle with bullies results in Elio sustaining a minor eye injury that requires him to wear an eyepatch. An alien warlord uses a miniature alien species for target practice, other grub-like alien creatures wear spiked armored carapace suits, and various characters navigate sci-fi peril.
🤬 Profanity
MildDialogue contains occasional mild insults and schoolyard terms such as 'stupid,' 'crazy,' 'idiot,' and 'butt.' In one comedic scene, Elio speaks a fictional alien language, and the English subtitles use standard cartoon expletive symbols like '@#$%' to imply he is saying fake bad words.
🍺 Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
MildNo real-world alcohol, drugs, or smoking products are depicted. In one scene, Elio and his alien friend Glordon drink a fictional intergalactic beverage from fancy glasses, which causes both of them to vomit.
👻 Frightening & Intense Scenes
MildFeatures moments of mild tension and suspense, such as Elio being abducted by an alien spacecraft, escaping bullies in the dark at camp, and being confronted by a warlord. The emotional weight of Elio grieving the off-screen accidental deaths of his parents also carries some mild intensity.