Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession (1973) | How Woke Is It?

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Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession1973

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What We Think

Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession is blissfully pre-woke, relying on timeless humor and situational chaos with barely a whiff of modern ideological bias. A refreshing break from today’s identity-obsessed flicks.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

This classic Soviet-era comedy focuses on humor, mistaken identities, and satirical takes on bureaucracy rather than modern identity politics. Characters are driven by their roles and personalities, with no signs of forced representation or emphasis on race, gender, or sexuality.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

The film pokes fun at bureaucracy and certain Soviet stereotypes, but traditional social structures, like the family, masculinity, and cultural heritage, are not undermined in a modern 'woke' sense. It treats cultural and historical themes with a mostly comedic, not deconstructive, tone.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

While the film does reflect the uniformity of Soviet cinema’s ideological environment, it wholly lacks the modern progressive monoculture. It doesn’t villainize alternative worldviews relevant to today’s debates and mostly sticks to universal comedy.

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