Blacula (1972) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

15%

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What We Think

Blacula, for its time, is more a product of horror exploitation than any overt modern wokeness. It features a Black lead, but ideology doesn’t overwhelm narrative or tradition. It registers very low on the woke-o-meter by today’s standards.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

Blacula centers around a Black vampire, but the film primarily uses the horror genre for entertainment rather than pushing modern ideological themes. Casting a Black lead in 1972 was notable, but it doesn’t come across as identity-first or at the expense of story.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The film does not aggressively undermine traditional values or present masculinity, religion, or family as inherently negative. Its social commentary is relatively subtle and tied more to genre tropes than explicit revisionism or subversion.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

While there are themes relating to racial injustice, the film doesn’t present only one worldview or demonize tradition. It maintains some genre respect for classic horror structure over ideological uniformity.

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