Half Past Dead (2002) | How Woke Is It?

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Half Past Dead2002

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What We Think

'Half Past Dead' is blissfully free of modern woke tropes. It’s more concerned with explosions than with ideology, making it a straightforward, non-woke action romp typical of its era.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

'Half Past Dead' is your textbook early-2000s action flick, tough guys, shootouts, and gritty one-liners. The film casts Steven Seagal and Ja Rule for their action cred, not to tick diversity checkboxes. There's no obvious forced representation, and the plot centers on traditional heroics rather than identity politics.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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There’s little to no attempt at undermining traditional values here. Masculinity is front and center, with the action hero trope alive and well, and themes of redemption and loyalty within the prison and criminal justice setting. If anything, 'Half Past Dead' is a throwback to basics.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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The film doesn’t go out of its way to mock or villainize traditional perspectives, bad guys are just bad guys, not caricatures of any worldview. There’s no ideological agenda or uniform moral assumption; it's really just about action and old-school justice.

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