Movie

Night of the Wild

Name: Night of the Wild
Released: 2015

2015 • Unknown

Woke Score

out of 10

Plot

A large meteor crashes into a quiet town, and pet dogs become mysteriously aggressive. attacking and killing the residents. Teenager Roslyn and her old but faithful dog Shep are out camping when the attacks hit. Now separated by the chaos in town and blocked roads, Roslyn and the other members of her family must find each other by fighting back against the blood-thirsty hounds before the dogs take over the whole town and escape becomes impossible.

Overall Series Review

The movie is a straightforward, low-budget Syfy horror film from The Asylum. It features a generic plot where a mysterious meteor strike causes all the dogs in a quiet town to turn into murderous, blood-thirsty creatures. The narrative is entirely focused on a teenager, Roslyn, and her family's desperate struggle to survive the attacks and reunite. The film prioritizes an action-heavy plot and high body count over any form of deep social commentary or political messaging. The central conflict is a purely external, biological/supernatural threat, meaning the story avoids framing any societal structure or demographic as the true antagonist. The casting features a mixed-race family, but the plot treats the characters equally based on their actions and ability to fight the rabid dogs, not their immutable characteristics. There is no evidence of the inclusion of progressive cultural theory in the plot, dialogue, or character arcs.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics2/10

The plot centers on a meteor causing dogs to go mad, completely ignoring race or intersectional hierarchy as a driving force. Characters are judged solely on their survival skills and loyalty to family during the crisis. The casting features a diverse family unit, but this appears to be a neutral, colorblind choice for a B-movie, without any political lecturing or vilification of any specific group.

Oikophobia1/10

The film depicts a small American town and a nuclear family as the victims of an external, natural disaster (a meteor). The narrative goal is the defense of the home and the survival of the family and community. There is no theme suggesting the home culture or ancestors are fundamentally corrupt; institutions are viewed as a necessary defense against the chaos of the wild dogs.

Feminism3/10

The main hero is a teenage girl, Roslyn, who shows great resourcefulness and fights aggressively for her family's survival, battling dogs with a bat. This makes her an effective female action lead. However, her actions are a matter of vital necessity within the survival plot, not a forced 'Girl Boss' trope that emasculates the male characters. Her primary motivation is the reunion and safety of her traditional nuclear family.

LGBTQ+1/10

The story is a simple monster-horror film, focusing only on survival against killer dogs. Sexual ideology and gender theory are entirely absent from the plot and character development. The core unit fighting for survival is the traditional nuclear family, and sexuality remains a private matter that is not discussed or centered in the narrative.

Anti-Theism1/10

The core conflict is physical—a meteor has made all the dogs go insane. The film does not feature religious characters, anti-religious messaging, or a critique of Christianity. The concept of morality is simplified to a clear 'us-versus-them' survival dynamic, where the dogs are objectively the evil threat, thereby upholding the idea of a universal objective truth (survival) rather than moral relativism. The tagline 'Pray for Day' even hints at a spiritual acknowledgment.