Brüno (2009) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictMildly Woke

30%

Brüno2009

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What We Think

Brüno is less a woke manifesto and more a crude satire that targets pretty much everyone. While it mocks some cultural touchstones, its approach is about broad shock comedy rather than pushing a modern social agenda.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The film's main purpose is over-the-top satire, and while it often exaggerates identity traits, especially sexuality, for comedic effect, it doesn’t push modern 'woke' ideology in the narrative. Characters are used primarily as vehicles for shock humor rather than ideology promotion.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Woke

What is this?

Brüno pokes fun at traditional masculinity, religion, and family, sometimes in ways that might irritate non-woke viewers. Still, it’s less about pushing a modern agenda and more about lampooning stereotypes for shock value.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

While the film caricatures many groups, it doesn’t present a consistent modern ideological message; in fact, it ridicules many aspects of modern culture alongside the traditional.

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