Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) | How Woke Is It?

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Exorcist II: The Heretic1977

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Exorcist II: The Heretic is far from woke, its messiness is all 1970s camp and confusion, not modern ideological meddling. If you're looking for old-school weirdness unhindered by identity politics, this bizarre sequel has you covered.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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Exorcist II: The Heretic keeps its casting and character focus fairly traditional for its era. There's no obvious emphasis on identity politics or forced representation, storytelling struggles stem more from its confusing plot than any 'wokeness.'

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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While the film deeply explores themes of faith, spirituality, and the supernatural, it doesn't take potshots at religion or traditional morality. In fact, religious and spiritual questions are front and center, with little modern ideological subversion visible, even if the execution is muddled.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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The film doesn't present modern ideological narratives. There's no overt demeaning of traditional views or uniformity around today’s fashionable values, sticking instead to an oddball supernatural theme without any lectures.

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