12 Monkeys (2015) | How Woke Is It?

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12 Monkeys2015

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What We Think

12 Monkeys offers an old-school sci-fi experience, prioritizing story over message. It mostly avoids the trappings of modern 'woke' storytelling, making it refreshingly non-woke by today’s standards.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

12 Monkeys maintains a focus on plot, character depth, and tension rather than pushing overt identity-based narratives. The cast seems selected to fit the story, and characters are depicted with real flaws and growth arcs. It’s a show where the sci-fi concept comes first, not the message.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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While the show includes some modern dialogue and character dynamics, it does not excessively degrade traditional values such as heroism, sacrifice, or family. There’s no heavy-handed subversion of gender roles; characters act in ways that feel authentic to their situations.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative perspectives appear naturally, and there’s no obvious effort to villainize traditional viewpoints. The focus is on complex moral decisions grounded in the time-travel premise, not promoting a narrow ideological view. Debates happen, and multiple worldviews are represented.

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