The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) | How Woke Is It?

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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner1962

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What We Think

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is refreshingly non-woke by modern standards. Its social critique is rooted in class and individuality, not in the identity-based narratives dominating recent media. A rare relic of authentic storytelling.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The film's focus is firmly on the psychology and struggles of its working-class protagonist. Identity politics, in the sense of modern 'woke' concerns, are absent; characters are defined by background and circumstance rather than the current-day checklist of representation.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Not Woke

What is this?

While the story is critical of class structures and authority, it doesn’t attack family, religion, or traditional gender roles. Masculinity is presented with complexity, and the protagonist’s rebellion is more existential than ideological.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

The story is sympathetic to the working class and critical of authority, but it isn’t dominated by modern ideological groupthink. Alternative views are present via authority figures and supporting characters; there’s room for complexity and debate.

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