Cool as Ice (1991) | How Woke Is It?

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Cool as Ice1991

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What We Think

Cool as Ice isn’t even on the radar for modern wokeness. It’s retro, silly, and oblivious to today’s ideological battles, a time capsule of pre-woke Hollywood mischief, with cringe to spare but no virtue signaling.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Cool as Ice seems blissfully unaware of modern ideological trends, it’s a cheesy vehicle for Vanilla Ice with character traits focused more on attitude and style than identity politics. No forced representation or obvious box-checking, just 90s excess in all its glory.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

Traditional values around family, romance, and masculinity are not subverted but rather played for standard teen melodrama. Masculinity is depicted in an over-the-top way, but it's more parody than critique. No culture war to see here, folks.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

There's little sense of ideological preaching in this movie. Alternative viewpoints exist, but everyone’s too busy trying to look cool on a motorcycle to argue politics. If anything, the film seems apolitical, more interested in style than message.

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