Get Real (1998) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictMildly Woke

47%

Get Real1998

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What We Think

Get Real is more of a product of its time than today’s “woke” cinema, exploring individual struggle rather than preaching ideology. While it emphasizes identity, it stops short of being a full-on modern box-ticker.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Mildly Woke

What is this?

Get Real focuses on the coming-of-age story of a gay teenager in 1990s England. While the film is certainly centered around identity, it mostly uses this theme to develop its characters and explore the genuine struggles they face, rather than shoehorning in modern checkboxes or forced representation.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Woke

What is this?

The film portrays traditional values, like family expectations and masculinity, as obstacles to personal truth, and it critiques British social norms of the time. Still, it reflects the genuine social climate of its era rather than undermining culture for a modern cause.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Woke

What is this?

While the film is sympathetic to its protagonist, alternative perspectives, such as conservative or religious viewpoints, are represented mostly as sources of conflict, not as nuanced stances. However, it avoids outright villainization or caricature for the most part.

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