'Happy Christmas' centers on naturalistic storytelling without shoehorning in identity politics or prioritizing diversity for its own sake. Its character arcs are grounded in personal flaws and growth, rather than ideological messaging. There’s very little sign of narrative being sacrificed for buzzword box-ticking, so the film remains mostly non-woke in this regard.

The film depicts a realistic look at family and relationships, with nuanced portrayals of masculinity, marriage, and parenting. There’s some subtle challenging of traditional roles, particularly regarding a mother’s ambition and independence, but nothing overtly designed to undermine cultural foundations. Any subversion feels organic to the characters.

'Happy Christmas' doesn’t push a monolithic worldview. There’s gentle debate around life choices and parenting, and no heavy-handed villainization of dissent. Its conflicts are personal, not political, and it allows space for multiple perspectives, avoiding modern ideological dogmatism.