Which is more woke, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King or Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home?

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home scores higher on the AI pass (15/100 vs 4/100).

What do community votes say?

Community averages are within the tie band or too close to call (70 vs n/a on our vote-weighted scale).

Why might AI and votes disagree?

AI scores come from a structured model pass; votes capture how people read the politics or messaging. Trailers, culture-war framing, and release timing can push votes away from the model.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King vs Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home: Which Is More Woke?

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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home appears more woke than The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King based on AI analysis, with a difference of about 11 points. Community votes are split or too thin to call a clear winner yet.

MovieThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003

4Score

Absolute Cinema

Community (votes): ~70/100

See full breakdown for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

MovieStar Trek IV: The Voyage Home1986

15Score

Absolute Cinema

Community (votes): not enough data yet

See full breakdown for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

AI vs community

AI verdict

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is more woke than The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (AI).

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home leads by 11 points on the AI scale.

Community verdict

Community averages are too close to call (or one side has no votes yet).

Why the scores diverge

The 11-point gap reflects how much ideology steers each story on our six-dimension pass, not just vibes.
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home highlight: Dialogue serves the plot rather than pushing a specific agenda.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King highlight: Dialogue serves the epic narrative rather than pushing a message.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Characters are deeply rooted in Tolkien's lore, not mere symbols.
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home: Characters are well-developed and integral to the story, not mere symbols.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home reads higher on message-first dialogue than The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, which nudges the overall profile message-forward. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home reads higher on ideology over story than The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, which nudges the overall profile message-forward. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home reads higher on cultural normalization framing than The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, which nudges the overall profile message-forward.

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Which is more woke, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King or Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home?: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home scores higher on the AI pass (15/100 vs 4/100).
What do community votes say?: Community averages are within the tie band or too close to call (70 vs n/a on our vote-weighted scale).
Why might AI and votes disagree?: AI scores come from a structured model pass; votes capture how people read the politics or messaging. Trailers, culture-war framing, and release timing can push votes away from the model.