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Until Dawn
Movie

Until Dawn

2025 • Unknown

Woke Score
3
out of 10

Plot

One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one...only to wake up and find themselves back at the beginning of the same evening.

Overall Series Review

The film is a survival horror adaptation centered on a group of friends—Clover, Max, Nina, Abel, and Megan—trapped in a remote valley where they are repeatedly murdered and resurrected in a supernatural time loop. The narrative blends slasher, psychological, and body horror, with the group attempting to survive until dawn to escape the cycle of terror. The killers include a masked psycho, a witch, and the mythological Wendigo creature. Clover, the protagonist, drives the plot in search of her missing sister. Critics suggest the film prioritizes creative, gruesome kills and horror spectacle over character development and coherent plot explanation, particularly regarding the orchestrator, Dr. Hill, and the lore behind the time loop and the wendigo transformation.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics4/10

The main cast features a mixture of racial and ethnic backgrounds in a non-historical or non-IP-defined ensemble, a typical modern diverse casting choice. The plot remains focused on pure supernatural horror and survival mechanics, offering no social commentary or political lecturing on privilege or systemic oppression.

Oikophobia3/10

The central conflict involves a localized curse, a time loop tied to a specific fictional location, Glore Valley, and a past American mining disaster, along with a Native American monster myth (Wendigo). The movie does not frame Western culture or the American setting as fundamentally corrupt or the root cause of the evil.

Feminism6/10

Clover is the central figure and designated leader of the group, propelling the narrative forward with her determination to find her sister. A major male character, Max, is described as the 'knight in shining armour Clover didn't need,' explicitly framing the male protective role as unnecessary to the female protagonist's journey and success.

LGBTQ+1/10

The core relationships presented among the young friends are heterosexual, including an ex-couple and a current couple. The narrative avoids centering on, promoting, or lecturing about alternative sexual identities, gender theory, or the deconstruction of the nuclear family.

Anti-Theism2/10

The antagonists and source of the horror are supernatural (a witch, the Wendigo) and psychological (a maniacal psychiatrist, Dr. Hill, conducting experiments). The plot does not use Christianity or any other organized traditional religion as a point of attack, nor does it feature a thematic debate on transcendent morality versus subjective relativism.