Betty Blue (1986) | How Woke Is It?

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Betty Blue1986

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What We Think

‘Betty Blue’ predates the current wave of wokeness and is much more concerned with human passion and tragedy than ticking diversity boxes or rewriting tradition. It’s about as non-woke as films get these days.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The film is primarily a character-driven romantic drama, focusing on psychological and emotional elements rather than identity politics. Narrative choices revolve around the characters’ volatile relationship, not forced representation or ideological messaging.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional dynamics are explored (male-female relationship, the struggle of artists, individual morality) with little sign of subverting gender roles or attacking traditional values. Cultural context is French and realistic, not revisionist or agenda-driven.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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There is little evidence of any ideological monoculture. The film keeps its focus tightly on flawed, complex adults navigating life, not using them as ideological mouthpieces or making caricatures of alternative perspectives.

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