Salt (2010) | How Woke Is It?

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Salt2010

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What We Think

Salt is the rare modern action flick that puts story first, with very little emphasis on woke themes. The main twist, a female action lead, feels organic rather than forced. Non-woke audiences can relax and just enjoy the explosions.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

While the protagonist is a woman (Angelina Jolie as Evelyn Salt), her casting appears more focused on making a good action thriller than shoehorning identity politics. The film largely prioritizes plot and suspense over overt ideology, and Salt’s character is shown with legitimate flaws and challenges.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

Traditional gender roles are subverted by making the main action star female, but this feels more like a genre twist than a modern ideological statement. There’s little in the way of attacking family, religion, or masculinity, so the film mostly leaves cultural bedrock intact.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

The film doesn’t push a particular worldview or villainize traditionalism. The primary conflict is the classic Cold War espionage drama, rather than any ideological debate. There’s no sustained ideological monoculture browbeating the audience.

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