Blast from the Past (1999) | How Woke Is It?

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Blast from the Past1999

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What We Think

Blast from the Past is about as non-woke as it gets, mostly earnest, lighthearted, and unbothered by modern identity politics. If anything, its biggest offense might be simply being too wholesome for today’s Hollywood.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The film largely focuses on character development, personal relationships, and comedic situations based on a naïve man adapting to the modern world. Casting and character arcs aren't dominated by identity politics, and there's no obvious forced diversity or narrative compromises for ideology.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Family, traditional values, and masculinity are depicted positively, with humor coming from cultural misunderstandings rather than ideological subversion. Social mores from the 1960s are played for laughs, but not with any contempt or revisionism.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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There's a diversity of viewpoints, and the film doesn't ridicule or villainize traditional perspectives. Characters representing older values are portrayed sympathetically, and there's no ideological echo chamber.

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