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The Next 365 Days
Movie

The Next 365 Days

2022 • Drama, Romance

Woke Score
4
out of 10

Plot

Laura and Massimo's relationship hangs in the balance as they try to overcome trust issues and jealousy while a tenacious Nacho works to push them apart.

Overall Series Review

The final installment of the trilogy is a chaotic, non-political erotic drama focused almost entirely on the emotional journey of the female protagonist. The narrative abandons the previous criminal underworld plot to focus on Laura's dilemma: choosing between two powerful lovers. Her 'journey of self-discovery' drives the entire conflict, prioritizing her career and personal fulfillment over the traditional structures of marriage and family. The film is largely free of identity politics relating to race or intersectional hierarchy, with the main characters being ethnically European and defined by their vast wealth and involvement in organized crime. The moral universe is completely relativistic, centering on sexual desire and personal happiness as the sole criteria for major life decisions. The result is a melodrama that heavily features female emotional autonomy and material ambition over complementary gender roles or family stability.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics1/10

The narrative does not engage in political critiques based on race or intersectional class. Characters are judged solely on their individual personalities and actions, specifically whether they are 'controlling' or 'tender' lovers. Casting remains consistently within the European context of the Polish/Sicilian mafia setting, indicating a universal meritocracy of desire.

Oikophobia2/10

The conflict is entirely personal, centered on a love triangle and criminal rivalry, not a deconstruction of Western civilization. The Polish and Italian settings are presented lavishly as playgrounds for the wealthy, with the critique being of their hedonistic lifestyle rather than an ideological attack on heritage or national culture.

Feminism8/10

The female lead is instantly powerful and morally centered, surviving a near-fatal injury with no consequence and commanding the complete devotion of two powerful men. She takes a path of 'self-discovery' by advancing her career and pursuing infidelity, with her mother encouraging her to prioritize her personal happiness above her marriage. Masculinity is presented as 'toxic' in the character of Massimo, who must apologize and admit the value of not forcing love. Motherhood is absent from the calculus of a fulfilling life.

LGBTQ+3/10

The core of the story is a heterosexual love triangle. There is no centering of alternative sexualities as an ideological point or critique of normative structures. One scene depicts a sexual fantasy involving both male love interests, which is an erotic device rather than a political deconstruction of the nuclear family.

Anti-Theism5/10

The film operates in a near-total spiritual vacuum, focusing almost exclusively on material wealth, high fashion, and physical pleasure. The moral code is completely subjective, governed by personal desire and emotional fulfillment. There is no active vilification of traditional religion, but the hedonistic lifestyle presents an implicitly anti-transcendent worldview.