Abigail (2024) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictHyper Woke

85%

Abigail2024

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What We Think

Abigail delivers a self-aware, modern horror experience that’s more interested in playing with identity and subverting classic expectations than celebrating tradition. It’s woke through and through, putting style and representation ahead of old-school substance. Horror fans who want familiar values should look elsewhere.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Woke

What is this?

Abigail puts a young female lead front and center, a choice that in our view often signals a modern priorities-over-story approach. While she’s portrayed as highly competent and the ensemble is diverse, the story still holds together as a horror-action flick. Some moments feel shoehorned for inclusivity rather than organic narrative development.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Hyper Woke

What is this?

The film mostly avoids traditional family or moral themes, opting instead for chaotic group dynamics. Masculinity doesn’t get much celebration, and the few parental undertones are subverted. There’s a sense that old-school morality is left outside the haunted mansion, and the film feels eager to distance itself from classic genre roots.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Hyper Woke

What is this?

Traditional perspectives are virtually absent; any alternative views are depicted in a tongue-in-cheek or villainous light. The film’s atmosphere encourages a singular modern attitude toward identity, offering very little debate or tension when it comes to worldview. Dissenters aren’t left much room except as obstacles to be overcome.

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