Driving Miss Daisy (1989) | How Woke Is It?

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Driving Miss Daisy1989

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What We Think

Driving Miss Daisy is hardly woke by modern standards. It prioritizes individual character growth over identity-based storytelling, respects cultural foundations, and doesn’t mock non-woke views. You could say it’s as non-woke as sweet tea at a Georgia picnic.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Driving Miss Daisy tells a character-driven story focused on the relationship between two individuals rather than making characters into vessels for modern political messages. The film explores identity but does so within the realistic, historical context of 1940s-1970s America.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film treats traditional values like family, aging, and personal responsibility with respect. Religion and southern culture are depicted as part of the characters’ lives without being demonized or reimagined to suit modern sensibilities.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

While not overtly critical of traditional perspectives, the film focuses on racial reconciliation in a way that sidesteps deeper critiques or revisions. Alternative moral views aren't mocked, but the film remains generally apolitical by today’s standards.

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