Il Sorpasso (1962) | How Woke Is It?

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Il Sorpasso1962

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What We Think

A blast from the un-woke past, "Il Sorpasso" is pure, classic filmmaking untarnished by the fashionable ideological checklist. It’s everything Hollywood today seems to avoid, authentic, grounded, and blissfully free of preachy messaging.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

"Il Sorpasso" is unfazed by modern identity fixations; it focuses on character depth, relationships, and Italian postwar society. The plot and character arcs are grounded and organic, completely unconcerned with ticking representation boxes or propping up hyper-competent leads for ideological reasons.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film showcases traditional depictions of family, masculinity, and morality. Masculine traits are presented naturally, and the roles of family and tradition are central to the story, there's no mockery, revisionism, or moralizing against longstanding cultural norms.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative worldviews are present through character differences, but none are heavily caricatured or villainized. The story is more concerned with life’s unpredictability and generational differences than today's ideological discourse.

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