The Woman King (2022) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictHyper Woke

95%

The Woman King2022

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What We Think

The Woman King's exploration of gender and racial politics is so overt that it leaves it feeling like thematic box-checking. Turns out there's not much room for narrative depth when you're working overtime to foreground empowerment and social justice.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The film appears to center narrative and casting around identity factors, with major emphasis on female empowerment and race. Some viewers may see this as the story prioritizing ideology over authentic character development and historical complexity, with several main characters depicted as almost supra-human in ability.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional Western and masculine traits are frequently subverted or depicted as antagonistic, with the film celebrating matriarchal power above all else. The film’s retelling also downplays or reworks uncomfortable pieces of history to fit contemporary moral frameworks.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Virtually all characters and perspectives align with a modern progressive worldview. Traditional or dissenting voices are either marginalized or cast as villains, offering minimal ideological diversity or complexity.

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