Cocaine Bear (2023) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictMildly Woke

25%

Cocaine Bear2023

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What We Think

Cocaine Bear is much more concerned with bloody hijinks and gleeful absurdity than delivering any sort of woke sermon. For those sick of preachy Hollywood fare, this one’s about as low on the woke-o-meter as recent studio comedies get.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Mildly Woke

What is this?

Cocaine Bear leans heavily into absurdity and dark comedy, prioritizing spectacle and chaos over character identity or political messaging. Its casting choices and character arcs do not overtly pander to ideology, nor do they hinge plot progression on identity politics. The narrative is silly, but not in a forced, message-first way.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The film barely touches on traditional values, let alone undermining them, it’s far more interested in a rampaging bear on narcotics than subverting family, religion, or masculinity. Any commentary on culture is basically played for dark laughs, not ideological points.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

There’s minimal ideological messaging. Alternative perspectives aren't mocked or villainized, in fact, the film is too tongue-in-cheek to get bogged down in culture war issues. It doesn’t take itself seriously enough to advance a particular worldview.

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