The Ipcress File (1965) | How Woke Is It?

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The Ipcress File1965

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What We Think

The Ipcress File is a solidly non-woke product of its time. It focuses on suspense and character rather than checking boxes or rewriting cultural norms. Hard to imagine Hollywood making something this traditional today!

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The Ipcress File (1965) keeps its narrative firmly focused on suspense, character, and Cold War intrigue. Characters are defined by skills, flaws, and motivations, not by modern identity tropes. There's no evidence of forced representation or overpowered protagonists absent struggle.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film stays rooted in its era’s portrayal of masculinity, institutions, and family. There's little attempt to subvert gender roles or rewrite traditions, and the depiction of authority, morality, and British culture feels traditional rather than revisionist.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Viewpoints reflect the Cold War context, but the film respects its existing norms. Dissent and moral ambiguity are present, and alternative perspectives are treated seriously within the plot rather than as strawmen. There’s no real trace of the modern ideological monoculture.

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