Grown Ups (2010) | How Woke Is It?

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Grown Ups2010

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What We Think

'Grown Ups' is about as non-woke as it gets in modern Hollywood. It passes the barbecue test, old friends, family jokes, and a refreshing absence of ideological preaching. It’s hardly challenging, but at least it won’t lecture you. Score one for the regular folks.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The film's character dynamics and casting fit traditional comedy blueprints, focusing on personality-driven humor rather than identity politics. There's little sense that story, casting, or dialogue were altered to accommodate modern ideological trends. The narrative is solidly intact, even if the humor is sometimes dated or juvenile.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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'Grown Ups' leans into family, friendship, and pokes fun at the challenges of aging. Masculinity, family life, and old-school values are largely celebrated rather than mocked, albeit with a comedic twist. It doesn't rewrite traditions or belittle established cultural norms, but rather embraces and jokes about them.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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The movie displays a totally apolitical comedic tone, rarely commenting on social issues and allowing for a diversity of personalities and old-school viewpoints. There's little to suggest promotion of a single ideological worldview, and alternative or traditional perspectives are not villainized or caricatured.

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