Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) | How Woke Is It?

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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans2009

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What We Think

This film is a breath of fresh, non-woke air. Its themes, character work, and world-building focus on story rather than lecturing. If you're tired of Hollywood box-ticking, this is a good escape.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

'Underworld: Rise of the Lycans' largely sticks to classic dark fantasy storytelling. Character traits and arcs are determined more by the gothic story than modern identity concerns. Casting choices fit the narrative world, not a box-ticking exercise, and the characters are allowed flaws and growth.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film doesn't set out to undermine religion, family, or masculinity. Rather, it leans into traditional themes: revenge, loyalty, tragic love, and power struggles. Masculine traits are neither mocked nor pathologized, and female leads remain within the story's gothic-fantasy framework.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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There's little sign of contemporary identity politics; worldviews center on power, rebellion, and supernatural conflict. Traditional and dissenting views both surface through the vampire and lycan conflict, without obvious moralizing or caricatured villains on either side.

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