Black '47 (2018) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

18%

Black '472018

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What We Think

Black '47 resists most modern woke trends, staying rooted in gritty historical drama. Any perceived political undertones arise from the historical context, not forced messaging or cultural revisionism. The film effectively sidesteps Hollywood’s current ideological obsessions.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

Black '47 focuses closely on its lead’s personal revenge story amid the Irish Famine, grounding characters in their historical context. Identity politics and forced representation appear minimal. The film prioritizes realism and character motivation over modern ideological points, so narrative integrity stays largely intact.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

Traditional values such as family, loyalty, and faith are represented with respect, though British colonial forces are criticized, as one might expect for a famine setting. Masculinity is neither mocked nor pathologized; rather, it is embodied through the protagonist’s stoic endurance. Little of today’s cultural revisionism is evident.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

While anti-colonial themes dominate, the film doesn’t caricature dissenters or present a “single correct” morality. Characters reveal varied responses to famine-era hardship. Some might see the British as villainized, but the complexity of the Irish situation is acknowledged, and the perspective fits the setting rather than modern ideology.

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