The Pillow Book (1995) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

20%

The Pillow Book1995

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What We Think

Despite its avant-garde approach and boundary-pushing content, The Pillow Book is more focused on personal, artistic, and sensual exploration than pushing a modern woke agenda. It's far from the typical box-ticking seen in contemporary Hollywood.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

The Pillow Book is deeply artistic and narrative-driven. While it explores sexuality and identity, it doesn't seem to shoehorn in modern ideological checklists or force characters into prescribed roles for the sake of representation. Characters are motivated by personal history and emotional complexity, not just identity markers.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The film challenges traditional norms, especially around sexuality and gender, and features some explicit themes that might ruffle traditionalist feathers. However, it doesn't overtly mock family, religion, or masculinity but uses them more as tools for psychological and philosophical exploration.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

While the film is subversive in style, it doesn't present a one-note, contemporary ideological worldview. Traditional perspectives aren’t villainized outright; rather, they exist in tension with the protagonist's journey. It feels more like artistic provocation than ideological programming.

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