Women Vs Men (2011)
Directed by Fausto Brizzi
No — Women Vs Men is not woke, scoring 6 out of 100 on our wokeness meter.
Fausto Brizzi's 2011 comedy arrives as the second entry in a dilogy, following Men vs Women the previous year.
Consciousness Markers
The film revolves around a battle of the sexes, but its treatment is comedic and traditional, not advocating a feminist agenda.
The cast is entirely Italian with no notable racial or ethnic diversity, and no efforts to diversify representation.
No LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes are present.
No exploration of racial issues or racial consciousness.
No environmental or climate-related themes.
No critique of capitalism or economic inequality.
No emphasis on body positivity or diverse body types.
No neurodivergent characters or themes.
No revisionist historical narrative.
The film is a light comedy and does not preach or lecture on social issues.
Why it received this score
Fausto Brizzi's 2011 comedy arrives as the second entry in a dilogy, following Men vs Women the previous year. Three couplings share the running time: a long-married pair undone by a lost memory, a concierge and his friend chasing a Beatles tribute band while their partners object, and a divorced couple who perform domestic harmony for the convenience of others. The organizing conceit is a war between the sexes, fought with the weary inevitability of a holiday dinner argument that nobody remembers starting. Nobody wins. Nobody is meant to.
On the cultural ledger, this film is close to blank. The cast is uniformly Italian, drawn from the familiar faces of RAI-funded comedy, with no gesture toward broader representation. There are no queer characters, no racial inquiry, no environmental anxiety, no economic grievance, no celebration of bodies outside the conventional range, no neurodivergent interiority. The battle of the sexes is played for farce, and the resolution, insofar as one exists, returns the couples to their comfortable arrangements. A viewer arriving in search of a manifesto will find only punchlines and a well-timed shrug.
What the film offers instead is craftsmanship of a modest, agreeable sort. Bisio and Littizzetto do their reliable work, the comic timing is polished, and the structure sags in the middle as anthology comedies tend to do. There is no sermon here, no raised finger, no lecture delivered from the pulpit of contemporary virtue. It concerns husbands and wives being irritating to each other, which is an old subject and a durable one. We classify it accordingly, note the absence of any social instruction, and move on to the next screening.
Analysis generated by our Consciousness Algorithm
Synopsis
Anna and Piero fighting routine of a long marriage, when Piero loses his memory, Anna reconstructs his way. For its part, the concierge Rocco and his friend Michele play in a group that emulates the Beatles and face opposition from their partners. Finally, Marcello and Paola are a divorced couple who, from time to time, pretend they are still together to avoid problems. They are victims of a relentless war of sexes.
Questions about Women Vs Men
Is Women Vs Men woke?
No — Women Vs Men is not woke, scoring 6 out of 100 on our wokeness meter. That earns it a verdict of Ultra Based.
Does Women Vs Men have any woke elements?
Very few. None of the 10 markers reaches 30, the level where a marker counts as present; the highest is Feminist Agenda at 10.
How does Women Vs Men compare to other 2011 movies?
It ranks #148 of the 245 films from 2011 we've scored; their average is 11. The wokest is Paul (68).
How is the Woke Score calculated?
An AI-assisted process researches the film and its reception, scores it 0–100 on ten markers, then combines those into one 0–100 Woke Score. It measures a specific set of 2020s cultural themes, not film quality.