
After We Collided
2020 · Directed by Roger Kumble
Woke Score
CriticCritic Score
Audience
Ultra Based
Critics rated this 10 points above its woke score. Among Ultra Based films, this critic score ranks #1465 of 1469.
Representation Casting
Score: 35/100
The cast includes actors of various ethnic backgrounds in supporting roles, providing basic demographic diversity without meaningful engagement with identity themes.
LGBTQ+ Themes
Score: 0/100
No LGBTQ+ themes, representation, or storylines present in the film.
Feminist Agenda
Score: 5/100
The female protagonist has agency within the narrative, but the film does not interrogate power imbalances or offer feminist critique of the relationship dynamics.
Racial Consciousness
Score: 0/100
No explicit engagement with racial themes, history, or consciousness in the narrative.
Climate Crusade
Score: 0/100
No climate-related themes or environmental messaging present.
Eat the Rich
Score: 0/100
No critique of capitalism, class systems, or economic structures in the film.
Body Positivity
Score: 0/100
No body positivity messaging or engagement with non-traditional body representation.
Neurodivergence
Score: 0/100
No representation of neurodivergent characters or themes.
Revisionist History
Score: 0/100
Contemporary romance drama with no historical elements or revisionist engagement with past events.
Lecture Energy
Score: 0/100
The film does not pause to lecture the audience about social issues or progressive values.
Synopsis
Tessa finds herself struggling with her complicated relationship with Hardin; she faces a dilemma that could change their lives forever.
Consciousness Assessment
After We Collided arrives as a straightforward romantic drama with minimal engagement in contemporary progressive social consciousness. The film adapts material originating from Wattpad, a platform known for user-generated content without particular ideological commitments, and the adaptation maintains this neutrality with admirable consistency. The cast includes actors of varying ethnic backgrounds in supporting roles, though their presence functions as simple demographic representation rather than any deeper engagement with racial consciousness or cultural awareness.
The narrative itself focuses almost exclusively on the dysfunctional romance between its two leads, a relationship widely characterized by observers as containing controlling and emotionally manipulative elements. Notably, the film does not interrogate these dynamics or position them as problematic within its own framework; instead, it presents them as central to the romantic tension. There is no lecture energy, no attempt at social critique, no feminist reexamination of power imbalances. The female protagonist makes choices within her relationship, but the film does not mobilize these choices toward any larger statement about gender, autonomy, or social structures.
The production operates in a zone of calculated entertainment divorced from any apparent interest in cultural commentary, identity politics, or progressive messaging. This is neither damning nor praiseworthy; it is simply the film's nature. One views it as one might view a competent piece of commercial cinema designed to satisfy a specific audience expecting familiar beats and emotional escalation. The absence of progressive sensibilities is not itself noteworthy, but it does explain the modest woke score, which reflects the film's deliberate avoidance of the thematic territory in question.
Analysis generated by our Consciousness Algorithm
Critic Reviews
“After We Collided is too invested in its central couple to know what to do with its new romantic rival. Which is a shame because Sprouse turns in one of the film’s livelier performances.”
“After We Collided is riddled with cliches and tired young adult tropes, but its dramatic romance and laughable dialogue offers some escapist fun.”
“A film so lazy and inane that it feels as contemptuous towards its audience as I am towards it.”
““After” was merely awful. After We Collided is atrocious. Naturally, it’s proving an enormous pandemic-era hit.”
Consciousness Markers
The cast includes actors of various ethnic backgrounds in supporting roles, providing basic demographic diversity without meaningful engagement with identity themes.
No LGBTQ+ themes, representation, or storylines present in the film.
The female protagonist has agency within the narrative, but the film does not interrogate power imbalances or offer feminist critique of the relationship dynamics.
No explicit engagement with racial themes, history, or consciousness in the narrative.
No climate-related themes or environmental messaging present.
No critique of capitalism, class systems, or economic structures in the film.
No body positivity messaging or engagement with non-traditional body representation.
No representation of neurodivergent characters or themes.
Contemporary romance drama with no historical elements or revisionist engagement with past events.
The film does not pause to lecture the audience about social issues or progressive values.