Cruella (2021) | How Woke Is It?

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Cruella2021

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Cruella walks the line between edgy reinvention and woke subtext. It doesn’t go full activist, but familiar characters and values get a modern shake-up that some viewers may find more preachy than playful.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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Cruella does place a strong emphasis on punk aesthetics and anti-establishment themes, but it doesn't overtly sacrifice character or story for identity politics. The protagonist's talent and ambition are reasonably built up, although there's a hint of performative rebellion.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film recasts Cruella, a traditionally unambiguously evil character, as an edgy, misunderstood antiheroine, inverting classic good-versus-evil morality. Traditional family structures, authority, and even the role of villainy get a bit of a subversive make-over.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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While Cruella isn't a lecture, there is a noticeable lack of sincere portrayal of traditional authority or virtue. Conformity and old-fashioned values are largely depicted as restrictive, with alternative worldviews played for laughs or dismissed.

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