Horror Express (1972) | How Woke Is It?

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Horror Express1972

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What We Think

Horror Express is refreshingly non-woke. It sticks to classic genre storytelling, avoids identity-driven casting or scripts, and offers a sincere, culturally grounded narrative without lecturing the audience. If anything, it's a time capsule of pre-woke cinema.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Horror Express is a product of its time, with story and casting decisions focused on plot and performance, not identity politics. Characterization is based on archetypes that serve the suspenseful narrative, rather than ideological statements.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film maintains traditional portrayals of gender, authority, and religious elements. Masculinity, religion, and class are depicted in line with period expectations and not subverted, lampooned, or modernized for contemporary sensibilities.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative worldviews are present via various characters (scientist, priest, military), each with depth and without obvious caricature. There’s no sign of enforced modern ideological consensus or mockery of traditional views.

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