Dasara (2023) | How Woke Is It?

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12%

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What We Think

Dasara is a refreshingly non-woke outing by Hollywood standards. It keeps storytelling and culture at the forefront and leaves modern ideological posturing at the door. Old-school grit, not box-ticking.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Dasara puts characters, setting, and storytelling front-and-center rather than ideological box-ticking. The leads are chosen to fit the raw, rural Telugu setting and the character arcs are driven by narrative stakes, not external checklists. Forced representation or identity-first construction is nearly non-existent.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film leans into its rural Indian roots, portraying religion, family, and traditional masculinity as central, sometimes even celebrated. These cultural aspects are not subverted or mocked; instead, the plot revolves around honor, friendship, and hardship. There's little sign of modern revisionism.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative worldviews are not villainized, and characters reflect a range of motivations rooted in their environment, not ideology. The film doesn't present a one-sided modern moral perspective. It’s more about community and individual struggle than pushing contemporary talking points.

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