Troll (1986) | How Woke Is It?

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What We Think

"Troll" (1986) is delightfully unwoke. The narrative centers on magic and monsters, not agendas, with no identity-driven hand-wringing in sight. If you want a pure goofy fantasy from a less self-conscious Hollywood era, this one’s safe.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

"Troll" (1986) is a classic B-movie fantasy that doesn't focus on modern identity politics or shoehorned diversity. Characters are cast in typical genre roles, emphasizing story over message. There's nothing here that screams forced representation or narrative compromised for ideology, instead, it sticks to tried-and-true tropes of the era.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film treats family, folklore, and classical good-versus-evil themes with relative respect. There's none of the soapboxing or subversion of traditional values you see in more recent entertainment, but it also doesn't go out of its way to promote tradition either. It’s an apolitical fantasy romp, with a token mystical grandma.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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"Troll" doesn't push any overt worldview or demonize alternative perspectives. It sticks to fantasy conflicts and gives us villains based on magical motives, not modern ideological differences. Everyone’s too busy dodging trolls and rubbery monsters to debate social justice.

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