Buffaloed (2020) | How Woke Is It?

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What We Think

Buffaloed isn’t at the tippy-top of the woke scale, but it checks a few boxes: subverting gender roles and favoring a progressive tone. Still, it keeps enough charm and nuance not to feel like a full-blown ideological lecture.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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Buffaloed focuses on a gritty female lead hustling in a male-dominated debt collection world. While Peg Dahl’s gender is part of the story, her flawed and scrappy personality drives the plot. There's some identity emphasis, but the narrative mostly allows character and ambition to shine over messaging.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional values like family loyalty are present but don't take center stage. The film playfully inverts gender roles and pokes at blue-collar masculinity, yet it doesn’t outright ridicule tradition. Peg’s brashness is contrasted with her brother’s earnestness, offering a bit of balance.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Most authority and tradition figures are painted as either corrupt or clueless, and the worldview leans populist-progressive. While alternative perspectives are referenced, sincere traditional viewpoints aren’t deeply explored, and ideological diversity isn’t a focus.

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