Cocktail (1988) | How Woke Is It?

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Cocktail1988

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What We Think

Cocktail is your classic 80s feel-good flick, untouched by today’s woke checklists. It focuses on charm, hustle, and romance, nothing forced, no boxes ticked. If only more modern films kept it this straightforward.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Cocktail is very much a product of its time. The characters are written according to classic archetypes, focusing on ambition, romance, and personal growth, nothing feels forced for modern sensibilities. Identity politics are notably absent: narrative takes center stage.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

Traditional masculinity, ambition, and themes of family and romance are front and center here. The film neither mocks nor subverts these ideas; if anything, it embraces a classic American dream ethos. There's little to no cultural revisionism present.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

While the film mostly features mainstream 1980s culture, it doesn't go out of its way to villainize alternative worldviews. There’s some caricature of the rich and powerful, but nothing screaming ideological uniformity or obvious woke dogma.

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