Is Red Rooms woke?
Movie · 2023 · Original title: Les chambres rouges
Red Rooms has a wokeness score of 2/10, which we rate as Not Woke. No political or woke messaging whatsoever. Focuses entirely on story, characters, fun, or escapism.
Key points
- Pure psychological thriller with no political or social messaging.
- Story focuses on obsession and dark web crimes, not identity or ideology.
- Female perspective emerges naturally from plot without agenda-driven representation.
Wokeness analysis
Red Rooms (2023) is a Canadian psychological crime thriller centered on a fashion model's obsessive fascination with a serial killer's trial involving dark web snuff videos of teenage victims. The narrative explores themes of morbid curiosity, true crime obsession, voyeurism, and the blurred lines between reality and fantasy without any explicit political or ideological messaging. Reviews highlight its focus on human depravity, media sensationalism, and the dark web's underbelly, but consistently note the absence of moralizing lectures, explanations for the protagonist's behavior, or attempts to tie the story to contemporary social issues. The film features a female lead and supporting characters in a story told from a female perspective, yet these elements arise organically from the plot rather than serving any diversity agenda or commentary on gender, race, or identity politics. No evidence from critical analyses or plot descriptions indicates forced inclusion, progressive messaging, or social indoctrination. The content prioritizes suspense, character psychology, and unsettling atmosphere over any agenda, aligning with pure storytelling and escapism into psychological horror. Conservative-leaning critiques praise its unflinching look at true crime fandom without excusing or politicizing the horrors depicted.
Plot
In Montreal, fashion model and online poker player Kelly-Anne becomes fixated on the trial of Ludovic Chevalier, accused of kidnapping, torturing, and murdering three teenage girls whose deaths were livestreamed in dark web 'red rooms' for paying viewers. As she attends court daily and delves deeper into the case, reality blurs with her morbid fantasies. She forms an unlikely bond with another obsessed woman, Clémentine, who believes the killer is innocent. Kelly-Anne's pursuit leads her into the shadowy online world of cryptocurrency and hidden videos, particularly the missing footage of one young victim who resembles her, pushing her toward self-destruction in this tense, restrained techno-thriller.
Analyzed by AI on June 12, 2026