Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021) | How Woke Is It?

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Everybody's Talking About Jamie2021

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Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is about as woke as it gets, identity themes drive the plot, while traditional culture and dissenting voices are painted with a broad brush. Expect the usual dose of modern ideological certainties with little room for nuance.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The movie centers around Jamie's journey as a gay teen pursuing drag, with identity and coming-out themes taking center stage. In our view, character arcs and supporting cast are built to reinforce messages of acceptance, occasionally at the expense of narrative tension and the depiction of opposing perspectives.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional notions of masculinity are openly challenged, and the protagonist’s struggles with his father and community often paint traditional family attitudes as outdated or even antagonistic. Religion and traditional norms appear primarily as obstacles, not as nuanced or plausible viewpoints.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

Dissenters to Jamie’s aspirations are narrowly portrayed as ignorant or cruel, with little effort to seriously explore alternative viewpoints. Almost all sympathetic characters embrace the modern ideology of acceptance, leaving little room for pluralism or authentic debate.

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