Happiness for Beginners (2023) | How Woke Is It?

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60%

Happiness for Beginners2023

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What We Think

‘Happiness for Beginners’ sprinkles in predictable modern sensibilities while still focusing on personable character arcs. Not especially egregious or abrasive on the woke front, but it checks the usual boxes in a fairly safe, middle-of-the-road way.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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The film focuses more on emotional growth and personal healing than on overtly pushing identity politics. While there is some predictable box-ticking with secondary characters' diversity, the main narrative remains character-driven and isn't derailed by forced representation.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional family dynamics are lightly questioned, but not harshly ridiculed. Masculinity and femininity are treated with a modern sensitivity, though thankfully without descending into outright mockery or hostility. Some viewers may spot light subversions, but nothing extreme.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative perspectives are present, if gently pushed to the sidelines. There's a subtle celebration of modern moral assumptions, but not much outright villainization of more traditional views. The film treads the now-standard safe ground for Netflix-style romcoms.

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