Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law (1998) | How Woke Is It?

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Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law1998

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What We Think

Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law is about as non-woke as films get in the late '90s, a crude, politically incorrect satire that mocks rather than preaches. Hollywood couldn't make it today without ten layers of sensitivity readers.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law leans hard into character flaws and stereotypes, prioritizing personality and dark humor over identity-driven casting or messaging. It doesn’t attempt to shoehorn diversity for its own sake, keeping storytelling focused on its outrageous protagonist.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

The film lampoons pretty much everything, but its crude humor often reinforces, rather than subverts, traditional gender roles, masculinity, and cultural values. If anything, it pokes fun at 'wokeness' rather than undermine traditional culture.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

Alternative worldviews and the protagonist’s offensive behavior are presented with tongue-in-cheek satire rather than outright condemnation. There is no moral lecturing or dogmatic ideological push, in fact, it’s almost the opposite.

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