Possession (1981) | How Woke Is It?

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Possession1981

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What We Think

‘Possession’ is a fever dream of horror, not a lecture in modern wokeness. While it subverts and challenges, it does so through madness and metaphor instead of contemporary identity politics. Almost no woke points here.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

'Possession' tells a gripping, bizarre story focused on psychological horror, marital breakdown, and surreal events, with characters developed based on their actions and emotional depth rather than identity traits, no obvious ideological box-ticking here.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Although the film critiques family structure through its focus on marital collapse, it does so in a manner rooted more in existential dread and personal chaos than in any modern ideological lens or agenda. Traditional roles are subverted but not in a way that feels propagandistic.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

The film is more interested in ambiguity, madness, and horror than promoting any particular worldview. Alternative perspectives or traditional values aren’t mocked or set up as strawmen. If anything, the movie leaves you guessing more than preaching.

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