Best Laid Plans (1999) | How Woke Is It?

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Best Laid Plans1999

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What We Think

‘Best Laid Plans’ is a straight-shooter from the late ‘90s: gritty, plot-driven, and refreshingly free of preachy wokeness. It keeps its eye on the prize, noir thrills, not modern ideological box-ticking.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

'Best Laid Plans' is a late-90s neo-noir thriller focused on gritty crime, twists, and character-driven drama. In our view, the movie puts narrative and suspense above any social sermonizing. Identity politics don’t drive the plot or character arcs, motivation is rooted in greed and desperation, not box-checking for diversity.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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There’s little effort to undermine traditional values or institutions. Religion and family aren’t particularly relevant to the story, but they’re not mocked or reimagined either. Any commentary on masculinity is par for the course in a double-cross crime flick, not a targeted jab at tradition.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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The film’s focus is on flawed, morally ambiguous characters. No particular worldview dominates, and alternative perspectives aren’t villainized, it’s just a bunch of desperate people making bad choices. Ideology isn’t the point; crime and intrigue are.

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