The Suicide Squad (2021) | How Woke Is It?

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The Suicide Squad2021

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What We Think

The Suicide Squad is plenty irreverent and diverse, but it keeps things just chaotic enough to dodge full-on woke preachiness. It’s far from a cultural standard-bearer, but it doesn't kneel at the altar of identity politics either, just dances a little too close for comfort.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The Suicide Squad dips its toe into the diversity pool, but for the most part, its casting and character focus serve the absurd narrative. Some characters are selected for identity reasons, and competence often gives way to spectacle. Still, the film is an ensemble madhouse, so the identity elements don't totally hijack the story.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional values, masculinity, and authority figures are openly mocked or subverted, fitting the film’s ‘edgy’ tone. The family is pretty much sidelined for an anti-hero, misfit camaraderie. Conventional heroism and moral frameworks are replaced by irreverence and subversive humor. Not the worst offender, but hardly a defender of tradition.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative viewpoints are caricatured, especially through villains or bumbling authority types. There's a tongue-in-cheek mocking of patriotism and hierarchy, but it’s part of the chaotic style. Still, the film leans heavily into modern sensibilities and doesn’t offer much sincere space for dissenting values or genuine ideological debate.

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