Fantastic Four (1994) | How Woke Is It?

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Fantastic Four1994

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What We Think

"Fantastic Four" (1994) is about as non-woke as it gets by modern standards, more concerned with stretching arms and clobberin’ time than stretching worldviews. Traditional heroics, barely a whiff of ideological preaching. Refreshingly straightforward.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The 1994 "Fantastic Four" sticks to classic storytelling, focusing on heroism and adventure without shoehorning in identity politics or prioritizing diversity boxes over character development. The cast reflects the original comic book team. There's hardly any hint of forced representation or overpowered, flawless newcomers.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional values like teamwork, family, and responsibility are front and center. Masculinity and femininity are portrayed without parody or deconstruction, and the show doesn’t take shots at things like religion or heritage. It’s a pretty standard superhero affair that doesn’t try to rewrite cultural norms.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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The show presents a fairly traditional worldview, but doesn’t explicitly villainize alternative perspectives, it just doesn’t bother with them. The main focus is on the good-versus-evil dynamic common to the era, so there’s little ideological crusading throughout.

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