House of the Dead (2003) | How Woke Is It?

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House of the Dead2003

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What We Think

House of the Dead is gloriously apolitical in all the ways that matter for this framework. Its biggest sin is being a terrible movie, not a particularly woke one. Zombified, yes. Woke? Hardly.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

House of the Dead’s flaws stem from general storytelling issues, not overt prioritization of ideology or identity politics. Casting seems based mostly on B-movie conventions, and characters aren’t crafted purely around diversity checkboxes.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

There’s no noticeable attempt to undermine religion, traditional family, or masculinity here. If anything, the film barely touches on those themes, opting for shootouts and bad zombie effects over social commentary.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

The movie is far too focused on generic zombie action to seriously push any unified ideology or caricature alternative viewpoints. None of the classic ‘woke’ villainization tropes are present.

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