Battleship Potemkin (1925) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictMildly Woke

40%

Battleship Potemkin1925

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What We Think

While ‘Battleship Potemkin’ is not “woke” by today’s standards, it’s a classic case of older ideological storytelling lacking pluralism. Its anti-authoritarian themes come from a different era, with more focus on class than modern identity politics.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

Despite its strong ideological leanings, the film stays focused on its narrative of the sailors’ uprising. Character development and representation are rooted in class struggle rather than modern identity politics. While it relays a clear viewpoint, it's not preoccupied with contemporary ideological checklists.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The film does undermine traditional structures, authority, the navy hierarchy, and religious ritual, serving early Soviet revolutionary messaging. That said, it doesn’t attack gender roles or modern Western cultural foundations; its focus is mostly anti-authoritarian and anti-elitist in the context of Russian society.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Woke

What is this?

‘Battleship Potemkin’ is essentially a Soviet propaganda film, so there’s little room for dissent or alternate viewpoints. The oppressive czarist regime is portrayed as irredeemably villainous, with the revolutionaries in a purely heroic light, definitely a single-minded narrative.

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