Movie

Human, Space, Time and Human

Name: Human, Space, Time and Human
Released: 2018

2018 • Unknown

Woke Score

out of 10

Plot

A group of very different people set sail on an old warship. The passengers include a senator with his son, a newly-wed couple, a mysterious old man, a group of sex workers and a gang of violent criminals. At first the aggressive behaviour of the thugs and their leader is directed at the first class passengers, but then more and more indiscriminately against the rest of those on board. Rape is followed by murder and it’s not long before the first of numerous and increasingly brutal mutinies takes place.

Overall Series Review

The film centers on a group of people from various social backgrounds trapped on a warship that suddenly finds itself suspended in the sky. The initial class divisions and social mores rapidly collapse, giving way to an unchecked struggle for resources and dominance. The narrative features escalating, brutal acts of violence, including pervasive sexual assault and murder, as the passengers regress to a primitive state of survival. This descent into depravity is presented as a commentary on the dark, fragile nature of humanity itself when systems of control vanish. The story follows one young woman in particular who endures immense suffering and eventually becomes an allegorical figure of survival and perpetuation in a world without hope or structure.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics1/10

Characters are judged exclusively by their brute strength, financial class, or immediate moral actions, which determines their fate within the ship's new, harsh hierarchy. The conflict is a universal examination of class warfare and human aggression, not an intersectional lens on race or immutable characteristics. There is no focus on 'whiteness' or forced diversity, as the cast is predominantly East Asian, and the critique is aimed at all human societal structures.

Oikophobia1/10

The hostility is not directed at Western civilization, one's own home, or ancestors. The target is human nature universally, which is shown to be fundamentally savage and corruptible under pressure. The derelict warship setting serves as a microcosm of all broken civilization, not a specific national or cultural heritage being deconstructed or demonized. No 'Noble Savage' trope is present, as all groups, including the criminals, engage in horrific acts.

Feminism1/10

The film depicts the complete opposite of the 'Girl Boss' trope. Female characters are subjected to pervasive and graphic sexual violence from male characters, who are generally portrayed as predators. One of the central female figures becomes a victim of repeated assault and later enters a relationship of complete subservience and degradation with her primary abuser, including physically sacrificing herself to nourish him. This is an extreme representation of female powerlessness and victimhood, diametrically opposed to modern feminist messaging.

LGBTQ+1/10

The narrative's sexual focus is entirely on heterosexual encounters and extreme sexual violence. The central relationships and conflicts revolve around traditional male-female pairings and the establishment of a primal, patriarchal power structure through violence. There is no presence of alternative sexualities being centered, no discussion of sexual ideology, and no deconstruction or lecturing on gender theory.

Anti-Theism2/10

The movie embraces a strong sense of moral relativism and a vacuum of objective truth, where morality is entirely subjective to the power dynamics on the ship. While the film lacks any formal religious conflict or explicit anti-Christianity, the wholesale descent into nihilistic depravity and the complete rejection of any higher moral law embodies the core of a spiritual vacuum.