High Anxiety (1977) | How Woke Is It?

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High Anxiety1977

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What We Think

A non-woke comedy classic, "High Anxiety" is focused on spoofing Hitchcock and genre clichés rather than delivering any sort of modern political lecture. Safe for the non-woke viewer, this is parody, not propaganda.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

"High Anxiety" is a Mel Brooks parody that focuses on satirizing classic thrillers, not pushing modern identity politics. Casting and character traits serve the comedic, genre-driven narrative, with no apparent prioritizing of ideology over story or merit.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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There are no attacks on religion, family, masculinity, or tradition. If anything, it pokes fun at film tropes, not cultural values. The humor comes from classic Hollywood, not from undermining foundational institutions or rewriting traditions.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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The film offers broad, light-hearted satire rather than heavy-handed messaging. No obvious villainization of traditional views or forced political unity. It's more about genre in-jokes than any present-day ideological monoculture.

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