Box Office
Flop · 0.1xBudget$12M
Worldwide Gross$1.6M
Triangle sticks to classic psychological horror and time-loop thrills with zero identity politics or social messaging, earning a perfect 0/10 woke score.
Triangle (2009) is a straightforward psychological horror film centered on a time-loop narrative involving a yacht trip, a mysterious ocean liner, and cycles of violence and punishment inspired by Sisyphus mythology.
The story follows protagonist Jess, a single mother, through personal guilt and attempts to alter events, but these elements serve traditional horror and thriller conventions without any overlay of identity politics, systemic critiques, or social justice framing. Casting features conventional actors in roles fitting the 2009 setting and genre, with no race, gender, or sexuality alterations to established characters, no prominent LGBTQ+ representation, and no DEI-driven decisions.
Director intent, as revealed in interviews, focuses exclusively on narrative twists, ambiguity between victim and killer, and psychological loops rather than any activist messaging. Audience and critical reception shows no backlash or discussion labeling it 'woke'; it is discussed purely for its plot complexity and horror elements. The single mother and autistic son aspects are incidental to the guilt/punishment arc and do not function as progressive statements.
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We've run a full content analysis on Triangle and scored it 0/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
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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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