Titanic (1997) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

15%

Titanic1997

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What We Think

Titanic is about as non-woke as a modern blockbuster can get. Romantic, historical, and focused on timeless storytelling over politics, it sidesteps the trendy messages that dominate Hollywood today.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

Titanic keeps its narrative largely focused on character-driven romance and disaster, not overt ideology. Characters’ identities fit the historical context, and there’s little sense of forced representation or modern identity politics shaping the story. Some may note Rose’s independent streak, but it feels organic to her character and the film’s melodrama.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Not Woke

What is this?

Rose’s resistance to a traditional arranged marriage could be seen as challenging societal norms, but family, class, and gender roles are depicted accurately for the era without heavy-handed revisionism. Masculinity and traditional values are present (e.g., Jack’s heroism) without being mocked or deconstructed.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

While upper-class snobbery and rigid gender roles are criticized, the film stops short of presenting alternative or traditionalist characters as pure villains. Multiple perspectives, rich/poor, traditional/rebellious, get some representation, keeping propaganda at bay.

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