The Night Flier (1997) | How Woke Is It?

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The Night Flier1997

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What We Think

The Night Flier is about as non-woke as it gets. This late-’90s horror flick stays in its lane, with classic horror themes and no interest in ideological messaging. If you’re looking for a throwback before Hollywood discovered checklists, this one’s for you.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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In The Night Flier, the focus is squarely on the horror-mystery narrative, with character motivations and relationships rooted in established tropes. Identity politics and forced representation are essentially absent, and the story remains tightly centered on its plot rather than contemporary ideological concerns.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film doesn’t go out of its way to undermine religion, family, or traditional morality. Instead, it mainly explores themes of sensationalism in journalism and human curiosity in the face of evil, more timeless than timely, and certainly not aiming for modern cultural subversion.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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The movie doesn’t really concern itself with modern ideological debates. Alternative viewpoints or traditional perspectives aren’t mocked or villainized, since those just aren’t central to the story. The film steers clear of any clear modern moral assumptions dominating the cast.

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