Movie

We've Come to Stay

Name: We've Come to Stay
Released: 2023

2023

4Score

Absolute Cinema

Story over sermons. Cinema first.

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Is We've Come to Stay Woke? Quick Answer

We've Come to Stay scores 4/100 on the IsItWoke scale and is rated Absolute Cinema.

That is the story-first end of the scale for this film.

The film focuses on the real-life journey of a ski brand and its athletes, prioritizing authentic storytelling over ideological messaging. Dialogue and narration serve to highlight the excitement and challenges of alpine ski racing rather than delivering overt social or political messages.

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How the score is shaped

Eight stored dimensions, each scored from 0 to 20.

Message

Characters

Story

Legacy

Politics

Lead

Tradition

Norms

Column height is the stored score out of 20

Message-first dialogue
2/20
Tokenistic characters
0/20
Ideology over story
1/20
Legacy rewriting
0/20
Modern politics injection
0/20
Protected protagonist pattern
1/20
Anti-traditional framing
0/20
Cultural normalization framing
0/20

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Why it received this score

Based on: Published title analysisConfidence: MediumLast updated: 2026-10-12

Key reasons

The film focuses on the real-life journey of a ski brand and its athletes, prioritizing authentic storytelling over ideological messaging.
Dialogue and narration serve to highlight the excitement and challenges of alpine ski racing rather than delivering overt social or political messages.
Characters, including Marcel Hirscher, are presented based on their accomplishments and roles within the sport, not as symbolic or token figures.

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There is no evidence of rewriting or re-centering legacy elements for ideological purposes; the documentary respects the sport's traditions and history.
The narrative avoids injecting contemporary political discourse, maintaining immersion in the sports documentary genre.

Score signals

Signal	What was measured	Strength	Impact
Message-first dialogue	How much the dialogue, monologues, or character interactions feel driven by overt messaging, moral lecturing, ideological framing, or making a point instead of serving the story naturally.	2/20	+1
Ideology over story	How much the overall storytelling prioritizes ideological framing, message delivery, social commentary, or activism-coded narrative choices over pacing, conflict, immersion, and entertainment.	1/20	+1
Protected protagonist pattern	How much the protagonist fits the protected-protagonist pattern (agenda-driven character construction) rather than competence fantasy. Score HIGH only when: competence appears unearned or unexplained; protagonist rarely faces consequences; antagonists exist mainly to demonstrate protagonist superiority; narrative treats protagonist as symbolically superior; plot shields protagonist from vulnerability. Score LOW when: competence is grounded in training, profession, or past experience; protagonist suffers damage or setbacks; real physical danger and survival tension exist (normal action storytelling). Do not penalize competence fantasy.	1/20	+1

AI cultural analysis

A short read on tone, themes, and messaging — not a plot synopsis.

AI read

We've Come to Stay is a straightforward sports documentary that centers on the competitive journey of the VAN DEER-Red Bull ski brand and alpine skiing legend Marcel Hirscher. The storytelling is grounded in real events and achievements, avoiding ideological framing or message-first dialogue.

Characters are portrayed with depth and respect for their athletic prowess rather than as tokens or symbols. The film maintains fidelity to the sport's established history without rewriting legacy narratives for modern political agendas.