Doom: Annihilation (2019) | How Woke Is It?

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Doom: Annihilation2019

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What We Think

Doom: Annihilation injects 'woke' sensibilities into a classic franchise, with forced representation and modernized gender roles that feel a bit ham-fisted. While not the wokest film out there, it certainly leans into current Hollywood trends at the expense of its gritty roots.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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In our view, Doom: Annihilation appears to prioritize identity over narrative in key ways. Leadership is handed to a female protagonist in a role traditionally occupied by a gruff male, which can feel more like box-checking than organic storytelling. Her competence sometimes borders on the superhuman, diminishing tension and realism.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional masculine camaraderie is downplayed, and familiar gender roles are subverted, with the female lead consistently besting her male counterparts. Family, faith, and morality are largely absent; any sense of tradition is replaced by generic action tropes with a modern, sanitized veneer.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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The film presents little in the way of worldview diversity; anyone holding to old-school, tough-guy sensibilities is relegated to the background or played as comic relief. There’s not much sincere representation of alternative perspectives, with modern identity themes unopposed.

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