Elle Evans spends her last summer before college at the Flynn family’s beach house in California. She has offers from Harvard and Berkeley, and she has to choose between going near her boyfriend Noah or her best friend Lee. The group tries to finish a childhood summer bucket list while Elle’s relationships grow tense. The film mixes romance, parties, games, and jokes with worries about leaving school friends. Elle’s choice stays tied to her love for Noah and her long friendship with Lee for most of the summer. Noah grows jealous when Marco spends time with Elle, while Lee wants her to keep their shared plans. Rachel steps away from Lee to think about her own future. Ollie and Miles, two of Elle’s school friends, appear as a couple and share a goodbye. Elle ends up choosing USC to study video game design, so the story closes on her choosing a path for herself.
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Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for The Kissing Booth 3.
Woke representation / casting
Ollie and Miles appear as a couple among Elle’s school friends. The two young men say goodbye to Elle together near the end. Director Vince Marcello has said he deliberately included queer and racial representation in the Kissing Booth films so viewers could feel represented.
17%
Woke political dialogue
Not present. The dialogue stays on college, dating, family, and friendship.
0%
Identity-driven story themes
Elle spends the summer trying to keep Noah and Lee happy while choosing where to study. Elle eventually chooses USC and a video game design program for herself. Rachel also ends her relationship with Lee to focus on her own plans.
22%
Western institutional / cultural critique
Noah’s jealousy over Marco strains Elle’s relationship. Lee expects Elle to keep their childhood plan to attend Berkeley together. Elle chooses her own school and career path after spending the summer trying to satisfy both boys.
13%
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant. The film adapts Beth Reekles’s teen romance story, but no identity-driven change to a known character, canon, or historical figure is central to the movie.
0%
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Not present. Public comments focus on the relationships and ending.
0%
Creator track record context
Writer Jay Arnold has a stored score of 60 and has created queer-centered stories. Arnold also co-produced The Big Gay Musical. Director Vince Marcello has a stored score of 46 and has described deliberate queer and racial representation in these films. Producer Joey King has a stored score of 42 and has supported LGBTQ youth and Black Lives Matter. Other listed producers and casting staff mostly have scores in the low 20s or low 30s.
38%
Production
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