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Obsession earns its low 1/10 woke score by sticking to a classic tale of marital strain and personal reinvention with zero identity politics or activist framing. The result is safe, neutral entertainment built purely around story and relationships.
The 2015 Dutch film Obsession (original title Rendez-Vous) centers on a traditional heterosexual family drama and infidelity plot.
Simone (Loes Haverkort) inherits a rundown mansion in southern France, relocates there with her husband Eric (Mark van Eeuwen) and their two children to renovate it into a bed-and-breakfast, and enters an affair with the French builder Michel (Pierre Boulanger). The story follows classic romance, marital strain, and personal reinvention without any framing around systemic issues, identity politics, or critiques of traditional norms.
Thematic centrality remains firmly on personal relationships and domestic upheaval rather than activist messaging. Casting stays organic and aligned with the French/Dutch setting, featuring European actors in roles that match the story's cultural context with no source-material alterations or identity-driven changes. Creator intent shows no engagement with DEI, gender ideology, or related subplots, resulting in a straightforward narrative free of imposed political elements. This absence keeps the focus on entertainment value through conventional dramatic tropes.
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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 Obsession's overall score.
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We evaluate media across multiple ideological categories on a 0–10 scale. Scores of 0–3 mean story-first, 4–6 have moderate elements, and 7–10 flag heavily agenda-driven content. Learn more about our methodology →
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