Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) | How Woke Is It?

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Jack the Giant Slayer2013

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What We Think

Jack the Giant Slayer is mostly a classic fairytale romp that keeps ideology on the back burner and lets the adventure shine. It’s about as non-woke as you can expect from a modern fantasy blockbuster.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Jack the Giant Slayer largely sticks to classic storytelling. Identity politics and forced representation don’t play a significant role, and casting and character arcs focus more on individual growth and adventure rather than modern ideological checklists. It plays things pretty straight, with the occasional Hollywood gloss, but doesn’t really preach.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional ideas about heroism, romance, and friendship are present here. The film generally respects fantasy traditions and doesn’t actively undermine masculinity, religion, or family. Gender roles aren’t radically altered for the sake of making a point, and there’s no real subversive revisionism.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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There’s little evidence of an ideological monoculture. Traditional perspectives aren’t mocked or villainized, and while it’s a modern film, it doesn’t particularly hammer home current-year ideology or create one-sided caricatures.

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