Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) | How Woke Is It?

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18%

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw2019

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What We Think

Hobbs & Shaw sticks to non-woke blockbuster entertainment. With its emphasis on traditional action, family banter, and only a light touch of modern tick-box tropes, it largely dodges the typical pitfalls of Hollywood ‘wokeness.’

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The film keeps its focus mostly on high-octane action and the charisma of its leads. There’s minimal evidence of forced representation or sacrificing story in favor of identity politics – the simplicity of the action formula still reigns supreme.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Not Woke

What is this?

Masculinity, family, and even sibling rivalry are front-and-center, celebrated rather than undermined. There’s a bit of tough-girl action trope with Hattie, but nothing that aggressively subverts traditional values or mocks foundational cultural elements.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The movie doesn’t spend much time lecturing or pushing overt ideological messages. Although traditional action tropes are lampooned a bit, different perspectives aren’t villainized, unless you count evil cyborg villains, and they’re more sci-fi than political statement.

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