The Acid House (1998) | How Woke Is It?

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The Acid House1998

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What We Think

The Acid House revels in dark irreverence and equal-opportunity satire. Its lack of political correctness is almost nostalgic by today’s standards, definitely not a woke fever dream.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

The film sticks closely to Irvine Welsh’s bleak, satirical storytelling, emphasizing character flaws and gritty realism over any sort of “checklist” casting. There’s little evidence that it prioritizes identity over narrative or merit, if anything, it’s anarchic and irreverent toward all sides.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

While the film is subversive and often crude in its portrayal of family, religion, and morality (especially in the infamous 'The Granton Star Cause' segment), it attacks everything equally, there’s no clear ideological campaign against tradition, just an overall irreverence.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

Alternative perspectives are presented almost chaotically, with no clear monoculture, everyone’s a target. Any worldviews, whether traditional or modern, are mocked for effect rather than strictly villainized.

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