Movie review
October 7, 2022 · 158 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
The movie centers on openly lesbian conductor Lydia Tár who grooms and abuses younger women for career favors while in a same-sex marriage. The plot tracks her predatory affairs and the scandals that destroy her. A key scene has her destroy a pangender BIPOC student's identity politics rant about Bach. The entire narrative revolves around her lesbian power abuses and cancellation.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for TÁR.
Woke representation / casting
Openly lesbian protagonist with visible same-sex partner and affairs is prominent.
Woke political dialogue
Masterclass scene rejects identity politics.
Identity-driven story themes
Follows lesbian conductor's predatory relationships with women and cancellation.
Western institutional / cultural critique
General power study without activist critique of patriarchy or Western culture.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Production
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No backlash claiming too woke; praised as anti-woke instead.
Creator track record context
No relevant prior work cited.
