Hush (2016) | How Woke Is It?

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Hush2016

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What We Think

Hush is a rare modern thriller that avoids all the usual woke pitfalls. Its focus is on tension and clever plotting, with a protagonist who isn’t defined solely by her identity, just grit and determination. A great non-woke option.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Hush is refreshingly focused on suspense and survival, rather than identity politics. The protagonist is a deaf woman, but her disability is woven naturally into the story, enhancing tension rather than feeling shoehorned in. There’s no sense that character traits are chosen for ideological signaling. It’s an honest thriller, plain and simple.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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There’s nothing here that undermines family, tradition, or masculinity. The conflict is a straightforward home-invasion scenario, with survival instincts and grit on display. There’s no subversion or revisionist agenda in sight.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

Alternative viewpoints aren’t mocked and there’s simply no ideological sermonizing. The film is apolitical, allowing genuine tension and character struggle to take center stage without signaling or cartoonish villains representing an 'other.'

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