Once Upon a Time in Iraq (2020) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictMildly Woke

40%

Once Upon a Time in Iraq2020

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What We Think

While “Once Upon a Time in Iraq” naturally leans into some mainstream narratives, it avoids much of the heavy-handed wokeness seen elsewhere. A relatively non-woke approach, with standard modern framing rather than aggressive ideology.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The documentary largely maintains its focus on exploring individual experiences of the Iraq War, using firsthand accounts rather than shoehorning identity politics. The narrative is personal and avoids the usual pitfalls of forced representation or ideological character creation.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Woke

What is this?

While it covers the humanitarian impact of war and occasionally questions Western intervention, there’s little effort to mock or undermine traditional family, religious, or cultural values. It mostly sticks to recounting events and their effects on people, without cultural revisionist messaging.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Woke

What is this?

The series, unsurprisingly for contemporary media, points a critical lens primarily at Western intervention and carries assumptions consistent with the standard modern establishment perspective. Dissenting or pro-intervention voices are not given much weight, but caricaturing is relatively restrained.

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