Dogman (2023) | How Woke Is It?

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Dogman2023

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What We Think

Dogman veers toward modern themes of marginalization and damaged families, but it stops short of being a full-blown woke manifesto. The emphasis is more on trauma and survival than on virtue-signaling or ideological uniformity.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Dogman leans into a gritty backstory for its protagonist, who faces abuse and marginalization, but largely keeps its focus on character trauma and crime rather than identity-first storytelling. Some nods to persecuted groups are inherent, but the film doesn't overtly sacrifice narrative in favor of ideology.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional family and masculine structures are portrayed as broken or damaging, yet the film is more about individual pain than an explicit deconstruction of cultural norms. Some might interpret a subtle critique of authority and parental roles, but it's not ham-fisted.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Dogman contains elements reflecting sympathy for outsiders and non-traditional characters, yet there's enough moral ambiguity and diversity in perspective to prevent the film from feeling like a monoculture. Opposing societal views are present, though not always sympathetically portrayed.

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