Ek Villain Returns (2022) | How Woke Is It?

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Ek Villain Returns2022

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What We Think

"Ek Villain Returns" largely avoids the modern ‘woke’ trappings so rampant in today’s films, sticking instead to classic Bollywood melodrama. If you’re looking for non-woke entertainment, this one fits the bill pretty comfortably.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

"Ek Villain Returns" keeps identity politics and forced representation quite minimal. The story focuses more on personal motivations than ticking off diversity checkboxes, with character skills and personalities driving the plot rather than ideological traits. There’s little evidence of narrative compromise for modern ideologies.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

Traditional portrayals of gender, romance, family, and ambition are center-stage here. Masculinity, ambition, and romantic drive are not pathologized but used as essential plot devices, if anything, the film leans into Bollywood’s tried-and-true cultural frameworks rather than subverting them.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

There’s very little sermonizing or mocking of any traditional worldviews. The film presents flawed characters making emotional choices but avoids lecturing or pushing a singular worldview. Alternative perspectives aren’t turned into punchlines or strawman villains, either.

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