Spell (2020) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictMildly Woke

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Spell2020

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What We Think

Spell mostly sidesteps woke tropes, sticking to a classic horror template. It’s more focused on scares than on social commentary, and doesn’t feel like it’s reading you a manifesto. Refreshingly non-woke for a recent horror production.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Mildly Woke

What is this?

Spell largely avoids heavy-handed identity politics, focusing mainly on supernatural and horror elements. The characters are written with motivations tied to the plot rather than serving as vehicles for a social agenda. There is some emphasis on racial themes, but it doesn’t override individual arcs or narrative coherence.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The film doesn’t aggressively attack religion, masculinity, or traditional family structures. While it does include some unconventional spiritual elements, these are rooted in the story’s folklore rather than feeling like a modern lecture. Masculine traits are not systematically mocked or deconstructed.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

Spell doesn’t flood viewers with a single, trendy ideology. Alternate worldviews aren’t deeply explored, but traditional or dissenting perspectives are not demonized or turned into caricatured villains, everyone’s just trying to survive creepy backwoods magic.

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