Movie review
March 12, 2016 · 82 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
A deaf writer living alone in a remote cabin must survive a masked killer’s home invasion in this 2016 Blumhouse horror thriller. The story relies on silence, visual tension, and the protagonist’s resourcefulness for suspense. The film contains no identity politics, activist dialogue, representation messaging, girlboss dynamics, or institutional critique of any kind.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Hush.
Woke representation / casting
No forced diversity, identity signaling, or audience-visible representation emphasis; the deaf protagonist fits the isolated-cabin horror premise naturally as a tension device with no activist overlay.
Woke political dialogue
The film contains no political, ideological, or activist dialogue.
Identity-driven story themes
The narrative is pure survival horror with no identity-driven plotlines, arcs, or messaging around deafness, gender, or any social identity.
Western institutional / cultural critique
No institutional, cultural, or systemic critique exists; the story features no portrayals of toxic masculinity, patriarchy, male entitlement, or any modern activist framing.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No backlash claims the title pushes woke, activist, identity-political, or left-wing messaging; the only discussion was niche calls for more authentic casting from the opposite direction.
Creator track record context
No relevant prior work by the director or writers indicates a pattern of activist or identity-driven filmmaking for this 2016 project.
Production
