Flashback (2020) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

12%

Flashback2020

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What We Think

Flashback mostly steers clear of the standard Hollywood 'woke' pitfalls, focusing instead on psychological narrative and existential questions. It avoids forced representation or obvious ideological messaging, making it a refreshingly non-woke entry in current cinema.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

Flashback is primarily a psychological thriller with a focus on memory, time, and personal choices, rather than serving as a vessel for identity politics. Characters are developed based on story needs rather than forced identity box-checking. There's little evidence of narrative being sacrificed for 'woke' ideology.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Not Woke

What is this?

The film dives into existential questions but does not seem to undermine traditional cultural or moral concepts in any preachy or revisionist way. Family and morality play more subtle, background roles, without obvious attempts to 'subvert' traditional values for the sake of modern ideological narratives.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

Alternative perspectives are not mocked or villainized. The film explores contrasting viewpoints through the protagonist's shifting realities. No single viewpoint is favored in a heavy-handed manner, though, as a modern film, it stays clear of traditionalist soapboxing.

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