Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) | How Woke Is It?

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas1998

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What We Think

‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’ is almost the antithesis of “woke”, more acid trip than activist seminar. It blazes its own unapologetic, chaotic trail, largely unconcerned with modern ideological obsessions. Safe for non-woke viewers, albeit not for the faint of heart.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

The film is focused on the chaotic journey of the leads rather than checking identity boxes. Character depth is prioritized over representation-driven casting. There are no obvious moments where narrative is set aside in favor of modern ideological messages. If anything, it's a wild, unfiltered, and messy story with little patience for modern trends.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

While the movie doesn’t exactly champion tradition, it’s not out to mock religion, family, or masculinity specifically. Its critique is mainly of the counterculture and American excess. Conventional morality is definitely challenged, but not in a way that feels like a modern ideological hit piece on traditions.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

There’s no woke monoculture here; if anything, the film is an equal-opportunity offender. Authority figures, hippies, and everyone in between get satirized without preference to political or cultural trends familiar to today’s viewers.

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