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Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
Movie

Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'

2015 • Unknown

Woke Score
1.2
out of 10

Plot

One peaceful day on Earth, two remnants of Frieza's army named Sorbet and Tagoma arrive searching for the Dragon Balls with the aim of reviving Frieza. They succeed, and Frieza subsequently seeks revenge on the Saiyans.

Overall Series Review

Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' is a direct continuation of the franchise's focus on martial arts, action, and character-driven power escalation. The plot is a classic revenge story, centering on Frieza's resurrection and his quest to defeat the Saiyans. The narrative is explicitly meritocratic, as all conflict and resolution are decided by a character's training, inherent strength, and fighting skill, culminating in new transformations for both the hero and the villain. The film is devoid of any explicit political or social commentary. Its core message is about the personal discipline required to overcome one's flaws, contrasting the superficial power-up of the antagonist with the sustained, earnest growth of the protagonists. The story is a straightforward battle of good versus absolute evil, with the protagonists defending Earth and their loved ones, maintaining the established, traditional dynamics of the series.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics1/10

Characters are judged strictly by their power level, skill, and moral character in a universal meritocracy. The conflict involves aliens of varying species and colors, but there is no vilification of 'whiteness' or reliance on intersectional hierarchy. The heroes’ background is entirely irrelevant to their current merit as fighters.

Oikophobia1/10

The central mission of the protagonists is the direct defense of Earth and its inhabitants from a destructive foreign invader (Frieza). The preservation of their home, family, and friends is the primary motivation, and the destruction of the planet is framed as the ultimate catastrophe, not as a cleansing of a corrupt system.

Feminism2/10

The core fighting roles are held by male characters (Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Piccolo, etc.). Female characters like Bulma and Chi-Chi occupy complementary, supportive roles as strategists, organizers, and mothers, with Bulma even appealing to the God of Destruction, Beerus, through hospitality. There are no 'Girl Boss' tropes, and family/motherhood is a normal, celebrated part of life.

LGBTQ+1/10

The narrative contains no exploration or promotion of sexual ideology. The focus is entirely on combat and martial arts. All relationships presented are the established, normative male-female pairings of the series, and the nuclear family is treated as a normal and private structure.

Anti-Theism1/10

The moral framework is an objective battle of good versus evil. The film features celestial beings (God of Destruction, Angel, Supreme Kai) as characters within the cosmology, but it does not engage in a critique or demonization of traditional religion. The morality of protecting the innocent from the tyrannical Frieza acts as an objective higher moral law.