Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) | How Woke Is It?

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Aguirre, the Wrath of God1972

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What We Think

Aguirre, the Wrath of God is virtually untouched by the contemporary 'woke' playbook. Herzog keeps it non-woke, offering tragic ambition and madness without modern social commentary. A breath of fresh, old-school cinematic air.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The film is firmly anchored in narrative and character rather than identity politics. There's no sense that characters were selected or written based on modern ideological checklists, just obsessive explorers driven by ambition and madness.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

Religion and traditional authority are present, but their collapse is portrayed as a result of human folly, not ideology. Masculinity, faith, and hierarchical order reflect the harshness of the setting, not a subversion of tradition for modern political points.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

Alternative worldviews aren’t villainized for ideological reasons, everyone is flawed, most notably Aguirre himself. There’s no modern ideological message or enforced consensus, just an exploration of human arrogance and folly.

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