The Thief of Bagdad (1940) | How Woke Is It?

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The Thief of Bagdad1940

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What We Think

The Thief of Bagdad is about as non-woke as it gets, a classic fantasy crafted well before Hollywood’s current ideological trends. It focuses on timeless storytelling, traditional values, and is delightfully unburdened by modern identity politics.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The film sticks to classic hero’s journey storytelling, with characters defined more by their actions than identity. Casting leans British but matches era expectations, modern ideological casting isn’t present. There’s little evidence of narrative compromise in favor of today’s identity politics.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional themes, love, quest, bravery, sacrifice, are at the film’s core. Masculine heroism is celebrated, and family and classic virtues are embraced rather than mocked. It reflects the cultural norms of its time, rather than subverting them.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative or traditional viewpoints aren’t mocked; the story doesn’t create cartoonish villains out of dissenting perspectives. Instead, it’s a straightforward adventure with little to no ideological messaging by today’s standards.

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