Going Overboard (1989) | How Woke Is It?

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Going Overboard1989

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What We Think

Going Overboard is an unfiltered, messy comedy from a pre-woke era, with zero interest in 'current year' ideological trends. Don’t expect any social preaching, just expect terrible jokes.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Going Overboard is about as non-woke as it gets, even chaos seems to trump ideology here. The characters and casting are obviously chosen for comedic effect, not to fulfill modern identity checklists. There's barely any focus whatsoever on issues like representation, and the film's humor is rooted in silliness rather than ideological gestures.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

The film's treatment of masculinity, religion, and family is mostly irreverent and goofy, without any hint of a modern agenda. Traditional cultural themes aren’t explored deeply enough to be undermined, if they're even present at all. If anything, it’s gleefully disrespectful to everything, in classic 1980s slapstick style.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

There's no sign of ideological monoculture here, unless 'absurd comedy' counts as a worldview. Traditional or alternative perspectives simply aren't the subject matter, and the humor has no limit to who it’ll poke fun at. Everyone (and no one) gets lampooned equally.

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