Beetlejuice (1988) | How Woke Is It?

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What We Think

"Beetlejuice" is practically a museum piece for the non-woke era. The only thing being forced here is Beetlejuice’s antics, not any kind of contemporary agenda. Watch without worrying about having your intelligence insulted by heavy-handed messaging.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

"Beetlejuice" puts story and quirky character development front and center. Casting decisions feel driven by talent and tone rather than box-checking diversity. There's no sense that identity politics override narrative or character depth, back when Hollywood seemed more interested in fun than lecturing.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film rarely touches on societal or cultural commentary at all. Traditional family themes exist and aren't subverted; instead, it focuses on supernatural comedy and eccentric personalities. Masculinity and femininity are played for laughs, not for ideological messaging.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative viewpoints are not a focus since the plot is driven by bizarre fantasy and slapstick, not modern ideology. There is no sense of villainizing tradition or enforcing a single worldview, most characters are just trying to survive the absurdity.

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