Aftermath (2017) | How Woke Is It?

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Aftermath is a rare modern film that bypasses the siren call of wokeness, focusing on genuine human drama rather than trendy ideological boxes. It’s an essentially non-woke effort.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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Aftermath primarily focuses on themes of grief, guilt, and revenge, keeping the narrative centered on its characters’ humanity rather than ideological messaging. There’s no discernible evidence of forced representation or characters being defined by identity politics. The story remains anchored in universal human experience.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film explores themes of family, tragedy, and the struggle to find meaning, without attempting to deconstruct or undermine cultural foundations like masculinity, religion, or traditional morality. If anything, it respects the gravity of loss and the consequences of broken families.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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There is little to suggest Aftermath wades into ideological monoculture. Conflict arises from personal tragedy, not social dogma, and traditional viewpoints are not mocked, nor are contrasting perspectives villainized or caricaturized.

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