The War Wagon (1967) | How Woke Is It?

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The War Wagon1967

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What We Think

An unabashedly non-woke film, The War Wagon is a straightforward Western that keeps its focus on story and character, not modern-day ideological trends.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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The War Wagon sticks closely to classic Western storytelling, focusing on competence, grit, and character-driven narrative rather than modern identity politics. Characters are defined by their choices and abilities, not by forced diversity or contemporary social commentary.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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This film fully embraces traditional values, honor, family, and rugged masculinity are all on proud display. There's no undermining of classic Western ideals, and male archetypes are front and center.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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While the film generally champions traditional perspectives, it does so without lampooning other viewpoints. There's little ideological messaging overall, the world is simply presented as it was historically imagined in Westerns.

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