Original Sin (2001) | How Woke Is It?

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Original Sin2001

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What We Think

If "Original Sin" is guilty of anything, it’s cinematic excess, not woke ideology. The film is a steamy and melodramatic throwback, blissfully unconcerned with modern activism or social engineering. Consider this one about as non-woke as Hollywood gets these days.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

"Original Sin" is all about passion, deception, and crime, focusing squarely on the twisted relationship and moral failings of its leads. There’s little evidence that identity politics or forced representation ever outweigh the lusty drama. Narrative choices remain grounded in character flaws and noir intrigue, not modern ideology.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film is set in late 19th-century Cuba and leans heavily on traditional romantic and noir tropes. Masculinity and femininity are exaggerated, sure, but not deconstructed by 21st-century social theories. Religion, family, and morality are present in a more old-school, if melodramatic, way.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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There’s no sign of 21st-century ideological monoculture here. If anything, the film’s worldview is refreshingly amoral and ambiguous. It doesn’t preach or caricature traditional perspectives, everyone is a flawed adult in a cynical, pulp world.

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