La Grande Bouffe (1973) | How Woke Is It?

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La Grande Bouffe1973

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What We Think

La Grande Bouffe is more nihilistic than woke. Its critique of cultural decadence sidesteps today’s identity-driven narratives and doesn’t push modern ideological orthodoxy. Old Italian-French satire: unrestrained, not woke.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

This 1973 satire is far from woke by today's standards. Its narrative is driven by grotesque indulgence and existential boredom rather than modern ideological priorities. No character is cast for identity reasons. The film’s excess is a rebuke of bourgeois decadence, not a showcase for forced representation.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Not Woke

What is this?

While the film gives tradition, family, and even masculinity a cynical, satirical treatment, it does so as part of wider social commentary on ennui, not as a celebration of modern ideology. Still, some will see its irreverence as undermining cultural values.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

The film doesn’t promote a modern ideological monoculture. If anything, it lampoons everyone equally, no group escapes ridicule, and there’s no ‘approved’ worldview. It cares more about existential collapse than identity politics.

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