Jallikattu (2019) | How Woke Is It?

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Jallikattu2019

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What We Think

Jallikattu is the antithesis of what passes for woke cinema today. Its focus is primal disorder, not quota-filling. If anything, traditional masculinity is turned up to 11. A rare non-woke entry from recent years.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Jallikattu is more of a visceral, chaotic spectacle than a soapbox for identity politics. Characters are presented as flawed, human, and primarily motivated by primal instincts rather than imposed identity traits. Forced representation and modern ideological boxes don’t dominate here.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

The film, if anything, leans heavily into raw depictions of masculinity, tradition, and village life. It doesn’t sermonize against religion, family, or traditional gender roles, but instead explores their complexity amid the chaos. No evident woke subversion here.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

This is not the film for ideological lectures; alternative worldviews aren’t mocked, and there’s little evidence of modern ideological uniformity. The film fixates more on the primal and the universal than on checking boxes for current social issues.

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