Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995) | How Woke Is It?

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Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead1995

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“Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead” is blissfully free of the modern woke checklist. It relies on engaging crime storytelling, with traditional character flaws and interpersonal conflicts, rather than social or political sermons.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

This 1995 crime drama focuses on character-driven storytelling typical of its era. Identity politics are largely absent, and characters’ traits are developed through their actions and flaws, not agendas. The casting and plot do not seem motivated by modern checklist diversity.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

Traditional themes like loyalty, honor among criminals, masculinity, and family are central to the story and not undermined or ridiculed. Any subversion comes from classic film noir cynicism rather than modern ideological goals.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

There is little evidence of enforced ideological uniformity. If anything, the film's dark, amoral landscape features a variety of flawed perspectives without preaching or demonizing dissenting views along modern culture-war lines.

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