Primary Colors (1998) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictMildly Woke

30%

Primary Colors1998

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What We Think

Primary Colors is far more interested in political realism and satire than woke messaging. It interrogates moral compromise in politics, but doesn't indulge in the modern ideological hallmarks that dominate more recent Hollywood output. Not very woke for a late-90s film.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Mildly Woke

What is this?

This satire focuses on a Bill Clinton-like candidate, but characters are fleshed out with human flaws and story tension comes from political and personal dilemmas. It doesn't foreground identity factors like race or gender over personality or skill. The narrative is driven more by political intrigue than by ideological box-ticking.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

Traditional values like family and marriage are certainly challenged, mostly for dramatic effect, but the film doesn’t overtly mock religion or portray masculinity as inherently toxic. It raises questions about morality in politics, but mostly in service of realism rather than ideology.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

While the film is critical of political hypocrisy, it doesn’t present traditional or dissenting views as purely villainous, characters are morally ambiguous, and debates are portrayed sincerely. There's some leaning toward modern liberal values, but there's still a variety of perspectives.

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