The Company of Wolves (1984) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictMildly Woke

32%

The Company of Wolves1984

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What We Think

While The Company of Wolves plays with gender roles and subverts some traditional themes, it does so through surreal horror rather than modern ideological boxes. If anything, it’s a dark fairy tale with a touch of early feminist symbolism, but hardly the woke barrage we see today.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The film reinterprets classic folklore, but character development remains rooted in storytelling rather than modern identity politics. There’s little indication that roles are cast for forced representation or that ideology overtakes narrative coherence. It’s mostly a surreal, story-driven take on Red Riding Hood.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

There’s a subversive take on traditional gender roles, masculinity is often tied to predatory instincts, while female awakening is central. Still, the film frames these in the context of dark fairy tale, not overt modern lectures. Some could see it as a proto-feminist allegory, but it isn’t preachy or dismissive of tradition.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

The film offers mostly one interpretive lens through the protagonist’s awakening and suspicions of male power, but it doesn't aggressively mock or villainize alternative perspectives. There’s nuance and room for old-world superstition and tradition within the narrative.

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