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Hagen

movie
12
October 17, 2024
Wokeometer Rating
1Based
Audience Woke Score
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Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

Hagen sticks to classic medieval themes of loyalty, duty, and tragic choices in a traditional Nibelungenlied adaptation, with zero identity politics or social justice framing. This keeps it safe, neutral entertainment at a 1/10 woke score.

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Detailed Analysis

Hagen – Im Tal der Nibelungen is a straightforward German fantasy adaptation of Wolfgang Hohlbein's 1986 novel reinterpreting the Nibelungenlied saga, centering on Hagen von Tronje as a loyal, duty-bound master-at-arms suppressing his love for Kriemhild while navigating Siegfried's disruptive arrival and threats from the Huns.

The premise revolves entirely around medieval themes of loyalty versus personal emotion, tragic choices, and the old order versus chaos, with no dialogue, subplots, or framing addressing systemic oppression, identity politics, patriarchy, or contemporary social justice issues. Its traditional European medieval setting and casting feature no race- or gender-swapping of established legendary characters, allowing the story to remain grounded in classic saga elements of duty, loyalty, love, and personal past. Creator focus stays on flipping the villain perspective for emotional depth in a character-driven fantasy story, supported by only incidental background casting notes unrelated to narrative centrality. This approach keeps progressive messaging absent and prioritizes entertainment through historical saga conventions rather than injecting modern ideological overlays, resulting in a low woke score that reflects organic fidelity to source material without activist framing.

Key Factors

  • Traditional European medieval setting and casting with no race- or gender-swapping of established legendary characters
  • Plot and character arcs driven by classic saga elements of duty, loyalty, love, and personal past without activist framing or modern messaging
  • Creator focus on flipping the villain perspective for emotional depth in a character-driven fantasy story, with only incidental background casting notes unrelated to narrative centrality

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Directed by

  • Cyrill Boss
  • Philipp Stennert

Is Hagen Woke?

We've run a full content analysis on Hagen and scored it 1/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.

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What kind of woke content is in Hagen?

Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into Hagen's overall score.

Is Hagen family-friendly?

Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Hagen is rated 12. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age rating to decide if it's right for your family.

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Top Cast

Gijs Naber
1Based

Gijs Naber

Hagen von Tronje

Jannis Niewöhner
1Based

Jannis Niewöhner

Siegfried

Lilja van der Zwaag
3Based

Lilja van der Zwaag

Kriemhild

Dominic Marcus Singer
1Based

Dominic Marcus Singer

Gunter

Rosalinde Mynster
1Based

Rosalinde Mynster

Brunhild

Jördis Triebel
3.5Based

Jördis Triebel

Ute

Jörg Hartmann
1Based

Jörg Hartmann

Dankrat

Béla Gabor Lenz
1Based

Béla Gabor Lenz

Gernot

Alessandro Schuster
1Based

Alessandro Schuster

Giselher

Johanna Kolberg
1Based

Johanna Kolberg

Alberich

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