Down with Love (2003) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictMildly Woke

35%

Down with Love2003

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What We Think

'Down with Love' is less a woke sermon and more a cheeky homage to old romantic comedies. It playfully winks at gender politics without drowning itself in modern ideology, a rare find for those after something non-woke.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

While 'Down with Love' riffs on gender roles, its narrative serves the 'battle of the sexes' premise without falling into modern identity politics. It leans more on playful homage and satire than on shoehorning in contemporary ideology, so storytelling remains mostly intact.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film gently mocks 1960s gender norms but does so through a period lens rather than outright condemnation. Traditional romance tropes are subverted but ultimately affirmed, so the foundations are playfully questioned but not completely toppled.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

There's a clear critique of mid-century gender expectations, but the film doesn't suppress all alternative viewpoints. Both masculine and feminine perspectives get a fair shake, keeping it from feeling like a one-sided manifesto.

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