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Ekis
Movie

Ekis

2025 • Unknown

Woke Score
3
out of 10

Plot

Erik Matti’s classic Ekis gets a bold reboot with an all-girls ensemble led by Angela Morena, Cheena Dizon, and Aliya Raymundo. A crew of female thugs launches a kidnap-for-ransom plot, but when things go wrong, escaping the chaos becomes impossible.

Overall Series Review

Ekis is a Filipino crime-thriller reboot centered on an all-female gang, a choice that drives the film's gender dynamics. A crew of female thugs launches a kidnap-for-ransom plot, and the narrative focuses on the chaos that ensues when their criminal enterprise fails. The movie’s primary thematic concern lies in presenting women as formidable, albeit criminal, figures in a genre traditionally dominated by men. The lack of detailed reviews or cultural commentary prevents a deeper analysis into specific political lectures, particularly concerning race, Western civilization, or sexual ideology. The story remains a contained criminal action drama focused on the immediate consequences of a violent, desperate act. The ensemble cast of Angela Morena, Cheena Dizon, and Aliya Raymundo takes on the roles of antagonists whose competence is limited by the chaotic nature of their crime.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics2/10

The narrative does not appear to lecture on systemic oppression or privilege. The central conflict is a criminal plot, not a commentary on race or immutable characteristics. The casting reflects a local, Filipino production with no evidence of ‘race-swapping’ or vilification of ‘whiteness.’

Oikophobia3/10

The movie is a crime thriller, a genre that often depicts the dark underbelly of a society. The setting is local, but there is no explicit evidence of hostility toward the home culture, demonization of ancestors, or an embrace of the 'Noble Savage' trope. The focus is on the criminal act and its immediate fallout, not a broad civilizational deconstruction.

Feminism7/10

The movie features an 'all-girls ensemble' of 'thugs' leading the violent kidnap plot, which is a significant move to elevate female characters into a traditionally male role. This choice pushes the narrative toward the 'Girl Boss' trope by showcasing women as dominant and formidable criminals. They are not portrayed as perfect, as their plan fails and leads to chaos, which prevents a full 10/10 score, but the clear intentionality behind the all-female gang indicates a strong gender statement.

LGBTQ+1/10

There are no available details suggesting the plot centers on alternative sexualities, deconstructs the nuclear family, or includes lectures on gender ideology. The core narrative is a violent crime and its consequences, suggesting a normative structure in the absence of explicit ideological content.

Anti-Theism2/10

The story is an amoral crime thriller, where the protagonists are violent criminals, but this is a genre staple, not evidence of anti-theistic intent. There is no information that shows traditional religion is framed as the root of evil or that moral relativism is explicitly embraced as a philosophical lecture.