Caché (2005) | How Woke Is It?

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Caché2005

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What We Think

Caché is a thoughtful thriller that sidesteps the modern 'woke' checklist. Its focus is mature ambiguity, not moralizing lectures. Any ideological cues serve narrative complexity, not dogma. A refreshing non-woke entry.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Caché is focused on psychological tension, guilt, and moral ambiguity rather than on shoehorning in identity politics or ticking diversity boxes. Characters feel lived-in and are primarily developed through personality and actions, not through modern ideological traits.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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While themes of post-colonial guilt and family secrets are explored, the film does not openly attack religion, family, or masculinity in the heavy-handed manner common in more recent 'woke' fare. Traditional dynamics are complicated but not demonized.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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The film deals with uncomfortable truths about history and memory, but it does not vilify alternative perspectives in cartoonish ways or insist on a singular modern worldview. Debate and plurality are present.

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