Coraline (2009) | How Woke Is It?

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Coraline2009

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What We Think

Coraline is refreshingly non-woke, with its creative focus on atmosphere and classic themes rather than identity or modern ideology. It’s a throwback that lets the spooky fun take center stage, not ‘the message’.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Coraline focuses on storytelling and atmosphere, not modern identity politics. Characters are developed based on personality and plot needs, with no sense that casting or traits serve as ideological statements. It’s an old-fashioned emphasis on imagination over messaging.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

The film gently subverts the traditional nuclear family for narrative tension, but doesn’t attack or pathologize parental roles or family values. Masculinity, femininity, and community are touched on in classic, even whimsical ways.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

There is no real ideological monoculture here, no lectures, no dogma, and no weird cringe moments shaming traditional values. The story focuses on personal bravery, curiosity, and imagination, not on pushing a modern agenda.

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