Helter Skelter (1976) | How Woke Is It?

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Helter Skelter1976

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What We Think

Helter Skelter (1976) keeps strictly to the facts, offering a non-woke retelling of a notorious crime. For non-woke audiences, you'll find this film a refreshingly ideology-free zone.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Helter Skelter (1976) is a straightforward crime drama recounting the real-life Manson murders. The film sticks to its narrative without making diversity or identity central themes. Characters are presented based on historical reality and not reimagined for ideological reasons.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film focuses on the legal battle and criminal investigation, with no apparent agenda to undermine traditional values or rewrite cultural expectations. Religion, family, and morality are depicted as per the era and context, not as targets for subversion.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative perspectives aren’t mocked or villainized, rather, the film treats all its characters within the factual, legalistic framework of the true story. There’s no sense of modern ideological uniformity.

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