The Painted Bird (2019) | How Woke Is It?

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The Painted Bird2019

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What We Think

A genuinely non-woke film. 'The Painted Bird' draws its power from stark realism and refuses to dilute its story with political messaging. Expect an unflinching look at humanity, not a modern sermon.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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This bleak World War II drama is much more interested in horrifying realism and character development than box-checking the usual identity categories. Casting and plot serve the harsh realities of its source material, without obvious ideological detours.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film's treatment of tradition, religion, and masculinity is unflinching, but it doesn't undermine or mock them for modern political points. It presents brutality as part of universal, historical suffering rather than a targeted critique of cultural foundations.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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'The Painted Bird' avoids caricaturing any particular group and doesn't push a uniform modern ideology. What little perspective is present is mostly existential despair, rather than an enforced, upbeat collection of progressive values.

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