Polar (2019) | How Woke Is It?

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12%

Polar2019

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What We Think

Polar is refreshingly non-woke by Hollywood standards, gritty, violent, and uninterested in lecturing the audience. It prioritizes style over politics; ideological scoring is barely detectable. If you’re worn out by the usual Hollywood preachiness, this film will be a breath of cold, dark air.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Polar mostly lets character, skill, and personal flaws drive the story rather than checking diversity boxes. Casting choices and character arcs focus on fitting the gritty, hyper-violent tone, with little evidence of forced representation or flawless, ideology-driven heroes.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

The film doesn’t set out to lecture audiences on social issues, nor does it go out of its way to subvert tradition. Themes of revenge, trauma, and redemption take center stage, no grandstanding about family, faith, or masculinity being outdated.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

There’s no obvious monoculture here. Polar ignores identity politics and modern ideological trends, focusing instead on pulp storytelling. No one worldview dominates; characters are more concerned with surviving the hitman lifestyle than holding debates about social justice.

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