Howard the Duck (1986) | How Woke Is It?

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Howard the Duck1986

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What We Think

Howard the Duck is definitely a product of its time, more silly than woke, with almost no focus on social engineering. If you want non-woke fun (or just a weird ride), this one hardly registers on the scale.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Howard the Duck largely sticks to its oddball comedic tone and bizarre premise without bending over backward for modern identity politics. Characters are cast and written in ways typical of 1980s adventure-comedies, rather than being shoehorned for ideological reasons.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

There’s some light mockery of gender roles, after all, Lea Thompson's character is pretty feisty, but the film sticks with genre tropes instead of trying to undermine traditional values. Masculinity isn’t pathologized, and there’s little reinterpretation of cultural foundations.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

The movie is too focused on being zany and weird to seriously villainize or mock any worldviews. It doesn’t take a stance on divisive issues; it’s far more interested in duck jokes than ideology.

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