Body Double (1984) | How Woke Is It?

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Body Double1984

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What We Think

Body Double is about as non-woke as it gets for a Hollywood thriller, style over sermon, with none of the modern ideological trappings. If only more recent films had this kind of tunnel vision.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Body Double is an unapologetic product of 1980s Hollywood, focusing on suspense, voyeurism, and pulp noir. The story spotlights character flaws and developments without shoehorning identity politics or forced representation. In fact, modern ideological concerns are essentially absent, letting narrative and genre tropes drive the film.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional gender roles remain unchallenged, and masculinity is explored through suspense and psychological drama rather than mocked or undermined. The film’s approach to sexuality is risqué by ‘80s standards, but not ideologically subversive by today’s benchmarks. Religion, family, or traditional morality aren’t targets of satire or vilification.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

Body Double is not concerned with lecturing the audience or enforcing a modern ideological monoculture. Instead, it allows its characters to exist within the cocaine-and-neon haze of Hollywood, flaws and all. There’s no discernible agenda or villainization of dissenting views.

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