Knives Out (2019) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictHyper Woke

80%

Knives Out2019

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What We Think

Knives Out wraps its entertaining mystery in an unmistakably modern, heavy-handed ideological package, prioritizing progressive identity themes and offering little room for traditional values or nuanced perspectives. Fun movie, but it doesn’t exactly hide its woke colors.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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Knives Out makes several identity-based casting and story choices, with certain character backgrounds (immigrant, race, class) heavily foregrounded. The protagonist, Marta, is defined largely by her moral purity and immigrant status, which can feel heavy-handed and at times overshadows natural character development.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional family structures are depicted as corrupt or dysfunctional, and the film seems eager to flip conventional roles: the outsider is virtuous while the wealthy, established family members are all morally bankrupt.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative or more traditional worldviews (family loyalty, national identity, etc.) are almost exclusively presented as hypocritical or villainous, with barely any internal debate or genuine alternative perspective shown.

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