Conspiracy Theory (1997) | How Woke Is It?

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Conspiracy Theory1997

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What We Think

Conspiracy Theory is very much a product of the late '90s, blissfully ignorant of the future onslaught of wokeness. It's a thriller focused on paranoia and characters, not identity politics. Safe viewing for the non-woke audience.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The film sticks closely to its thriller roots and doesn't appear to sideline the story for modern identity politics. Characters are developed around their quirks and motivations rather than their identity boxes. Nothing here reeks of forced representation or contemporary ideological trends.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

While the film questions authority and government narratives, it doesn't undermine family, tradition, or masculinity. In fact, traditional archetypes like the flawed male lead remain central, with no major attempt to rewrite history or collapse core cultural pillars.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

The movie's distrust of power and institutions is spread pretty evenly and isn't targeted along modern ideological lines. There's no heavy-handed villainization of alternative viewpoints or insistence on only one 'woke' worldview.

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