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The Siege
Movie

The Siege

2023 • Unknown

Woke Score
2
out of 10

Plot

International assassin Walker is compromised during a mission and sent to a reassignment center for a new identity. During his stay at the facility, a ruthless assault team storms the compound searching for someone their boss has lost. Walker begrudgingly falls in with skilled hitwoman Elda and her mysterious ward Juliet in order to survive the night.

Overall Series Review

The Siege (2023) is a low-budget action film that follows the classic formula of a reluctant hero, Walker, teaming up with a skilled hitwoman, Elda, to protect a pregnant runaway, Juliet, from a ruthless mercenary team. The film is characterized by non-stop action, with the plot's primary focus being on survival and high kill counts. Reviews describe the movie as a cheesy, self-aware throwback to 80s action cinema. The narrative is driven by action clichés and a central conflict within the criminal underworld, showing no discernible interest in broader political or social commentary. The central dramatic element involves protecting a vulnerable pregnant woman and her unborn child from a crime boss who once bought her from the sex trade.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics2/10

Characters are judged by their skill and role in the criminal underworld, such as Walker and Elda as assassins, or Keates as the leader of the assault team. The ensemble cast is racially diverse, featuring Black, Asian, and white characters in key heroic and villainous roles. The white male protagonist is the 'Rambo-like' central figure. The narrative does not lecture on privilege, systemic oppression, or the vilification of whiteness; it focuses on merit and survival in a criminal context.

Oikophobia1/10

The movie is a generic, low-budget action thriller focused on a siege within a fictional reassignment center for international assassins. The conflict is internal to the criminal underworld, not a critique of Western civilization, home culture, or ancestors. The film lacks any discernible commentary on civilizational self-hatred.

Feminism3/10

Elda is a highly skilled hitwoman and protector, demonstrating capability and assertiveness by insisting the male lead Walker assist her. Keates, the head of the mercenary assault team, is also a capable female antagonist. While women are prominent in leadership and combat roles, the primary moral drive of the plot is protecting the pregnant Juliet and her unborn child from a crime boss, which directly contradicts anti-natalist messaging. The male lead is not depicted as incompetent or emasculated in a narrative sense; he is a 'lethal killing machine' whose reluctance is an established action-hero trope.

LGBTQ+1/10

The plot focuses entirely on survival against mercenaries and protecting a pregnant woman. The reviews and plot details contain no mention of centering alternative sexualities, deconstructing the nuclear family, or promoting gender ideology. The structure remains normative by focusing on the protection of a woman and her unborn child.

Anti-Theism1/10

The movie is a simple, cliche-driven action film with a non-complex story that focuses on action sequences. There is no mention of religious themes, Christian characters, or debate over objective morality or moral relativism. The ethical choices revolve around an assassin's personal code and the decision to help protect the vulnerable.