Maps to the Stars (2014) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictMildly Woke

27%

Maps to the Stars2014

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What We Think

'Maps to the Stars' is more a morbid Hollywood roast than a lecture in identity politics. While it skewers family and morality, it does so through satire, not a checklist of modern ideological trends. Not really woke, just very cynical.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Mildly Woke

What is this?

'Maps to the Stars' focuses more on Hollywood dysfunction and grotesque ambition than on ticking identity boxes. Characters are exaggerated and flawed for satirical purposes, not to serve an ideological agenda. There's little emphasis on identity politics relative to the story's themes.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The film takes swipes at Hollywood culture, family toxicity, and the obsession with fame. While it does mock traditional family structures, it leans more into nihilistic satire than explicit activism. Any subversions are more about dark humor than pushing woke ideology.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

Alternative perspectives exist mainly in how every character is a mess; the film doesn't present a single 'correct' worldview. Dissent and flaws run rampant. It’s more interested in criticizing Hollywood excess than enforcing ideological conformity.

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