Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) | How Woke Is It?

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Coffee and Cigarettes2004

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What We Think

Given Hollywood's usual trends, "Coffee and Cigarettes" is practically a non-woke oasis. It's about oddballs having coffee; identity and ideology are blissfully absent. Enjoy the black-and-white vibes, this is a rare, nearly agenda-free slice of cinema.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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"Coffee and Cigarettes" is a series of quirky vignettes focused on conversation, not on pushing identity politics. Characters are cast for chemistry and personality, not demographic checkboxes. There's no sense that ideology drives casting or storytelling choices here.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film avoids overt cultural posturing. If anything, it lovingly lampoons bohemian and artistic subcultures without belittling traditional values. Masculinity, family, and religion aren't serious thematic targets, nor are they undermined or artificially elevated.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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There's little sign of overt ideological lecturing. Conversations can be eccentric, but dissenting personalities are shown with genuine curiosity and evenhandedness rather than as cartoonish villains or mouthpieces for modern orthodoxy.

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