Panic Button (2011) | How Woke Is It?

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What We Think

“Panic Button” is pretty much as non-woke as modern thrillers get. It sidesteps all the usual identity politics, instead delivering old-fashioned suspense that won’t set off any ideological alarms. A rare find!

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

“Panic Button” focuses on suspense and psychological thrills rather than ideological messaging. The central conflict is about the dangers of social media, and character traits are relevant to the plot rather than forced in for representation.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

There’s no real subversion of family, religion, or traditional roles here. The film’s themes revolve around online privacy and collective guilt rather than any modern ideological commentary. It’s refreshingly focused on story.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

The film doesn’t push a particular worldview or villainize dissent. Instead, it creates conflict through personal choices and secrets, avoiding caricatured portrayals of ideological ‘bad guys’.

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