Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 (2017) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

15%

Blade Runner: Black Out 20222017

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What We Think

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 mostly respects narrative integrity and avoids most of the typical ‘woke’ pitfalls. While it’s not a non-woke manifesto, its focus remains on sci-fi storytelling rather than modern ideological messaging.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 keeps its focus on the core themes of the original universe, identity, memory, and what it means to be human. While there’s noticeable diversity among the characters, the story doesn’t dwell on identity politics or overemphasize representation at the expense of character or plot.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

This short film doesn’t go out of its way to attack religion, family, or masculinity. Traditional themes aren’t front and center, but they’re not derided either. The world-building updates classic sci-fi elements without aggressively rewriting the cultural foundations of the Blade Runner universe.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

There’s little in the way of ideological lecturing. The few traditionalists or ‘opposing’ perspectives are not made into caricatures, and the narrative leaves room for moral ambiguity, avoiding the all-too-common monoculture of modern social commentary.

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