Eyes Without a Face (1960) | How Woke Is It?

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Eyes Without a Face1960

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What We Think

Eyes Without a Face may be unsettling, but not for any 'woke' reasons. This French classic keeps its focus on horror and character, steering well clear of modern ideological intrusions. If you’re searching for pre-woke cinema, this one checks all the boxes.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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Eyes Without a Face is focused entirely on its suspenseful narrative and psychological horror. There's no discernible emphasis on identity politics or forced representation, and all character choices are firmly rooted in the story's internal logic. Narrative structure trumps ideology here.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film doesn't take a stance against religion, traditional family, or masculinity. Instead, it centers around a father-daughter dynamic gone tragically wrong, with no overt critique or subversion of cultural foundations. It stays well within classic storytelling territory.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative worldviews aren't mocked or villainized, in fact, the film steers clear of ideology altogether. Any moral messaging is universal and classic, more about individual obsession and consequences than pushing a specific narrative.

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