A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) | How Woke Is It?

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A Good Day to Die Hard2013

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What We Think

A Good Day to Die Hard is about as non-woke as modern big-budget movies get, running on testosterone and adrenaline, with very little in the way of forced messaging or contemporary identity politics.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

This film sticks fairly closely to the usual Die Hard formula, action, tough guys, explosions, and doesn’t pause for lectures on identity politics. Characters are driven by their skills and personal flaws, not by any particular demographic checkbox.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

It’s classic Die Hard: masculinity front and center, strained father-son bonds, and no finger-wagging about traditional values. If anything, it celebrates old-school action hero tropes, even if the execution is a bit over the top.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

There’s no heavy-handed ideological messaging here. The worldviews reflect standard action movie fare, protect family, save the day, deal with bad guys. Alternative or dissenting perspectives aren’t shoehorned in or mocked.

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