The Killer Elite (1975) | How Woke Is It?

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The Killer Elite1975

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What We Think

The Killer Elite is about as unwoke as Hollywood ever gets today, a hard-boiled, masculine thriller from the 1970s with barely a sniff of modern ideological preachiness. It’s a reminder of storytelling before wokeness took center stage.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The Killer Elite sticks closely to classic action-thriller storytelling, focusing on betrayal and revenge rather than identity-driven themes. Characters’ roles are determined by their skillsets and loyalty, not diversity checkboxes. There’s no sign of forced representation or hyper-competence based solely on identity.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional masculine values, competition, and concepts of honor are central. The film doesn’t attempt to criticize family, religion, or masculine archetypes. It’s a product of its era, when Hollywood was far less concerned with modern ideological revisionism.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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The story offers a gritty but varied cast, presenting both virtues and flaws without flattening perspectives into a single moral worldview. Dissenting opinions are present, and characters aren’t demonized for holding more traditional views.

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