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The Crossing II
Movie

The Crossing II

2015 • Unknown

Woke Score
1
out of 10

Plot

A story of three couples and their intertwining love stories set in 1940s Taiwan and Shanghai, centered around the 1949 sinking of Taiping.

Overall Series Review

The Crossing II is a historical disaster epic and tragic romance set against the backdrop of the Chinese Civil War and the 1949 sinking of the Taiping. The narrative follows the intertwined lives of three couples struggling with war, duty, and separation. The central conflicts are rooted in historical events, including the Nationalist-Communist divide and personal struggles with family obligation and national identity (Chinese/Japanese). The film primarily focuses on universal themes of enduring love, personal sacrifice, and survival in a time of chaos. The female characters are portrayed as resilient and devoted to their familial and romantic commitments, while male characters are depicted as noble, heroic, or dutiful. The film is a melodramatic, traditional historical drama from East Asian cinema that avoids all of the hallmarks of the Western 'woke mind virus' framework.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics1/10

The plot focuses on historical, national, and political conflicts within East Asia during the 1940s Chinese Civil War. Character conflicts revolve around filial duty, war, and the historical tension between Chinese and Japanese nationalities. The narrative does not utilize a Western intersectional lens or vilify 'whiteness.'

Oikophobia1/10

The setting is a Chinese historical epic depicting the flight of people from Communist rule on the Taiping ship. The film critiques political corruption but is focused on internal Chinese/Taiwanese struggles and the endurance of the people, not hostility toward Western civilization.

Feminism1/10

The central female characters are defined by their tenacity in the pursuit of romantic love and their devotion to family. One woman is a pregnant wife and widow of a heroic general, celebrating motherhood and spousal duty. Another makes extreme personal sacrifices to reunite with her love. Male characters are depicted as noble, dutiful, or heroic.

LGBTQ+1/10

The film is a tragic romance centered on three distinct heterosexual couples and traditional familial duties. There is no presence of non-normative sexual ideology, deconstruction of the nuclear family, or focus on gender theory.

Anti-Theism1/10

The main themes are war, love, duty, and survival. The narrative focuses on personal honor and emotional fortitude amidst a disaster, and contains no themes hostile to traditional religion or the concept of objective moral truth.