Smurfs

No Name Smurf spends much of the story trying to find a special identity and purpose. Smurfette also understands his struggle because she was created by Gargamel and once felt like an outsider. The film supports self-definition and tells viewers that others should not decide who they are. The message is repeated, but it stays personal and is not tied to modern identity politics.

The film makes Smurfette the leader of the main rescue mission and gives her a larger heroic role. The change is visible, but Smurfette has long been an important Smurf character. The film does not clearly change her race, sexuality, or basic origin for an identity message.

A few online comments attacked the celebrity marketing and described the remake as a corporate product. Some viewers connected the film to broader complaints about modern Hollywood. Those comments had little reach and did not form a clear anti-woke campaign.

Rihanna has a high stored woke score because of repeated work involving inclusion, racial justice, women’s causes, and political engagement. Her influence is important because she voices Smurfette, produces the film, and supplies music. The other stored creators show little comparable activist history. The movie itself only partly reflects Rihanna’s wider public image.