Benny's Video (1992) | How Woke Is It?

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Benny's Video1992

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What We Think

Benny’s Video is a non-woke, early-90s psychological drama that avoids modern identity politics and ideological browbeating. It’s far more interested in exploring moral ambiguity and alienation than teaching any ‘woke’ lessons.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The film prioritizes character study and psychological realism over any emphasis on identity politics. The story is focused on Benny’s moral decay and the disturbing effects of media, not checking diversity boxes or pushing modern ideological themes.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

While the film critiques family dynamics and authority, it does so in a way rooted in universal existential dread rather than trendy revisionism. There’s little to suggest a targeted undermining of traditional values for ideological ends.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

The film’s bleak outlook is more about individual alienation than pushing a single contemporary worldview. There’s no clear mockery of traditional perspectives, nor is there an obvious ideological agenda at play.

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