The Warriors (1979) | How Woke Is It?

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The Warriors1979

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What We Think

Almost the opposite of 'woke': The Warriors is pure late-70s urban pulp with no cultural revisionism or forced ideology. About as non-woke as a movie gets these days.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The Warriors sticks firmly to its gritty action roots, focusing on character and survival over any kind of overt identity politics. The cast is pretty diverse, but characters are defined by their gang affiliation, not by the modern checklist of identity factors. There’s no sense that the story is bent around contemporary ideological trends.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional masculine traits like leadership and toughness are central to The Warriors. Family and religion aren’t major focuses, but there’s certainly none of the postmodern disdain for masculinity. The film leans into classic notions of loyalty and honor far more than it subverts them.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

The film avoids any heavy-handed moralizing or mocking of particular worldviews. Its focus is street gangs, and it's more concerned with action than ideology. No group is one-dimensionally villainized for their beliefs; conflicts are rooted in narrative.

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