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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

1986

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

2026

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home vs Spider-Man: Brand New Day: Which Is More Woke?

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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home vs Spider-Man: Brand New Day: Quick Comparison

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and Spider-Man: Brand New Day are both films. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home landed in 1986; Spider-Man: Brand New Day in 2026. People look up Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home vs Spider-Man: Brand New Day, or Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home or Spider-Man: Brand New Day, 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 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and Spider-Man: Brand New Day
FieldStar Trek IV: The Voyage HomeSpider-Man: Brand New Day
Release year19862026
TypeMovieMovie
GenresScience Fiction, AdventureScience Fiction, Action, Adventure
Woke Score15/10058/100
Community ScoreNot listed40/100
VerdictAbsolute CinemaSlightly Woke

Spider-Man: Brand New Day appears more woke than Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home based on AI analysis, with a difference of about 43 points. Community votes are split or too thin to call a clear winner yet.

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AI verdict

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is more woke than Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (AI).

Spider-Man: Brand New Day leads by 43 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 43-point gap reflects how much ideology steers each story on our six-dimension pass, not just vibes.
  • Spider-Man: Brand New Day highlight: The dialogue often feels like it’s pushing a message rather than developing the characters organically.
  • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home highlight: Dialogue serves the plot rather than pushing a specific agenda.
  • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home: Characters are well-developed and integral to the story, not mere symbols.
  • Spider-Man: Brand New Day: Some characters appear to be included primarily for representation rather than narrative necessity.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day reads higher on legacy rewriting than Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, which nudges the overall profile message-forward. Spider-Man: Brand New Day reads higher on ideology over story than Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, which nudges the overall profile message-forward. Spider-Man: Brand New Day reads higher on modern politics injection than Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, which nudges the overall profile message-forward.

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Frequently asked questions

Which is more woke, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home or Spider-Man: Brand New Day?
Spider-Man: Brand New Day scores higher on the AI pass (58/100 vs 15/100).
What do community votes say?
Community averages are within the tie band or too close to call (n/a vs 40 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.