Movie

A Complete History of My Sexual Failures

Name: A Complete History of My Sexual Failures
Released: 2008

2008

10Score

Absolute Cinema

Story over sermons. Cinema first.

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Is A Complete History of My Sexual Failures Woke? Quick Answer

A Complete History of My Sexual Failures scores 10/100 on the IsItWoke scale and is rated Absolute Cinema.

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

The dialogue primarily serves to reveal personal awkwardness and vulnerability rather than push ideological points. Characters, including ex-girlfriends, appear organically as part of the filmmaker's personal story rather than as token representatives.

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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
1/20
Ideology over story
2/20
Legacy rewriting
0/20
Modern politics injection
0/20
Protected protagonist pattern
3/20
Anti-traditional framing
1/20
Cultural normalization framing
1/20

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Why it received this score

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

Key reasons

The dialogue primarily serves to reveal personal awkwardness and vulnerability rather than push ideological points.
Characters, including ex-girlfriends, appear organically as part of the filmmaker's personal story rather than as token representatives.
The documentary format focuses on humor and emotional honesty over delivering a social or political message.

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The protagonist faces real consequences and embarrassment, avoiding the protected protagonist trope.
There is minimal framing of anti-traditional themes, with some candid exploration of sexual and romantic failures.

Score signals

Signal	What was measured	Strength	Impact
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.	3/20	+2
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
Tokenistic characters	How much characters feel inserted or shaped primarily for symbolic representation, political signaling, or demographic checkbox value rather than narrative depth, organic fit, or strong characterization.	1/20	+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.	2/20	+1
Anti-traditional framing	How strongly a title normalizes, glamorizes, or positively frames anti-traditional, anti-religious, anti-family, or civilizationally subversive themes in a way that should count as woke or corrosive for this product's audience.	1/20	+1

AI cultural analysis

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

AI read

This documentary leans heavily on personal storytelling and self-deprecating humor, avoiding overt ideological messaging or activist framing. The dialogue feels natural and awkward, fitting the subject matter of romantic ineptitude without pushing a social agenda.

Characters appear as real people connected to the protagonist's life, not as symbolic tokens or demographic checkboxes. The protagonist is vulnerable and faces genuine consequences, which grounds the narrative in relatable human experience rather than competence fantasy.