Carol (2015) | How Woke Is It?

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Carol2015

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"Carol" blends a strong emphasis on identity with a sympathetic view of modern progressive values. The film’s elegant production can’t quite mask its one-sided ideological bent or its narrative bias toward a particular worldview.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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"Carol" features identity and sexuality as driving forces in the narrative, sometimes appearing to prioritize their representation over broader character development. The focus on a same-sex romance is central and gently foregrounds identity politics over other aspects of storytelling.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film challenges 1950s cultural norms on marriage, family, and sexuality, depicting traditional structures as oppressive. Masculinity and conventional family roles are largely sidelined to elevate non-traditional, modern values.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Traditional perspectives are limited, often shown through repressive or unsympathetic characters. Nearly every dissenting view is reduced to an outdated foil for the protagonists, leaving little nuance or alternative moral vision.

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