The Lost City of Z (2017) | How Woke Is It?

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The Lost City of Z2017

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What We Think

The Lost City of Z is a refreshingly non-woke period piece. The story stays committed to its characters and their era without caving to modern ideological pressures, making it a rare gem by today’s Hollywood standards.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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The Lost City of Z focuses on personal ambition, discovery, and realism. Characterization mostly avoids the extremes of modern identity politics, centering on skill and motivation rather than box-ticking for representation.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional masculinity and family themes are explored in some depth, with the main character’s struggle between duty and family life shown poignantly. There’s no overt attempt to undermine legacy values or rewrite historical foundations to fit modern sensitivities.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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The film refrains from heavy-handed ideology, instead presenting multiple perspectives respectfully, including skepticism of imperial attitudes and genuine curiosity about other cultures, without cartoonish villainy or preachiness.

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