Cleaners (2013) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

20%

Cleaners2013

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What We Think

"Cleaners" is more action romp than ideological sermon. While its female leads might seem, to some, to flirt with action genre wish-fulfillment, the show skips the lectures and keeps its tone apolitical. Far from peak “woke”, it’s mostly just fun.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Mildly Woke

What is this?

"Cleaners" centers on two female assassins, but the focus stays on action and character competence. The leads are tough, but not at the expense of narrative or realism. There’s little indication that diversity boxes are being checked for their own sake, it's more about genre energy than forced messaging.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

Traditional values like family or faith aren’t major themes, but the show doesn’t go out of its way to undermine them, either. Gender roles are flipped with female leads, but it’s consistent with action genre escapism instead of ideology. Nothing feels like a pointed rejection of cultural foundations.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

There’s no heavy-handed moralizing and not much dialogue that pushes contemporary ideological talking points. Villains and heroes are just that, straightforward. There’s no sense of dissenting views being actively mocked or punished.

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