The Stepfather (1987) | How Woke Is It?

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The Stepfather1987

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What We Think

This 1987 thriller is about as non-woke as they come. It's focused on suspense and storytelling, with little apparent concern for ticking modern ideological boxes. If you're looking for a straightforward, classic psycho-thriller untouched by today’s trends, The Stepfather fits the bill.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The film tells a classic psychological thriller story without an obvious fixation on identity politics. Character motivations are rooted in personal history and psychological depth, not modern identity factors. There’s no evidence that traits like race, gender, or sexuality overshadow the story. It feels refreshingly focused on narrative.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Religion, family, and masculinity are depicted through the villain's twisted obsession with the traditional nuclear family, but the film doesn't broadly mock or undermine these institutions. Rather, the killer’s views are clearly presented as pathological exceptions rather than a critique of those values themselves.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

There's very little direct social commentary in this film. Alternative perspectives aren’t mocked or villainized in any ideological sense. The movie is much more interested in suspense and tension than pushing a particular worldview or browbeating the audience.

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