Which is more woke, The Odyssey or American Ultra?

The Odyssey scores higher on the AI pass (38/100 vs 12/100).

What do community votes say?

Community averages are within the tie band or too close to call (61 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 Odyssey vs American Ultra: Which Is More Woke?

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The Odyssey vs American Ultra: Quick Comparison

The Odyssey and American Ultra are both films. The Odyssey landed in 2026; American Ultra in 2015. People look up The Odyssey vs American Ultra, or The Odyssey or American Ultra, when they want a straight compare of the two.

Below is a side-by-side of the facts we have, then how their political messaging, cultural themes, and IsItWoke scores differ. This is not a review of which is better to watch.

Side-by-side comparison of The Odyssey and American Ultra
Field	The Odyssey	American Ultra
Release year	2026	2015
Type	Movie	Movie
Genres	Adventure, Action, Fantasy	Action, Comedy
Woke Score	38/100	12/100
Community Score	61/100	Not listed
Verdict	Very Little Woke	Absolute Cinema

The Odyssey appears more woke than American Ultra based on AI analysis, with a difference of about 26 points. Community votes are split or too thin to call a clear winner yet.

Movie

The Odyssey2026

38Score

Very Little Woke

Community (votes): ~61/100

See full breakdown for The Odyssey

Movie

American Ultra2015

12Score

Absolute Cinema

Community (votes): not enough data yet

See full breakdown for American Ultra

AI vs community

AI verdict

The Odyssey is more woke than American Ultra (AI).

The Odyssey leads by 26 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 26-point gap reflects how much ideology steers each story on our six-dimension pass, not just vibes.
The Odyssey highlight: The film prominently features Odysseus's reflective moralizing and thematic messaging through dialogue, especially in its opening scenes, which suggests a message-first approach to storytelling.
American Ultra highlight: Dialogue in American Ultra is largely naturalistic with occasional comedic quips, rarely feeling like overt ideological lecturing or message-first dialogue.
The Odyssey: Significant rearrangement and re-centering of the Trojan Horse and the destruction of Troy sequence shifts the narrative focus toward Odysseus's guilt, marking a clear legacy rewriting from Homer’s original epic.
American Ultra: Characters are primarily developed around their roles in the story rather than as symbolic tokens, with the protagonist's stoner persona serving narrative and comedic purposes.

The Odyssey reads higher on legacy rewriting than American Ultra, which nudges the overall profile message-forward. The Odyssey reads higher on message-first dialogue than American Ultra, which nudges the overall profile message-forward. The Odyssey reads higher on ideology over story than American Ultra, which nudges the overall profile message-forward.

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Frequently asked questions

Which is more woke, The Odyssey or American Ultra?: The Odyssey scores higher on the AI pass (38/100 vs 12/100).
What do community votes say?: Community averages are within the tie band or too close to call (61 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.