Isi & Ossi (2020) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictMildly Woke

40%

Isi & Ossi2020

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What We Think

"Isi & Ossi" is a mildly woke rom-com with a few modern twists, but it avoids the worst Hollywood excesses. The narrative stays mostly character-driven, with only occasional nods to ideology.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Mildly Woke

What is this?

While "Isi & Ossi" leans on familiar rom-com tropes, the diverse backgrounds of the protagonists feel integral to the story rather than forced. Character traits and motivations are developed through their circumstances, not heavy-handed identity politics. The narrative mostly avoids the trap of preaching and instead focuses on individual growth and relationship dynamics.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Woke

What is this?

The film pokes fun at class differences and occasionally lampoons traditional family expectations, but doesn't outright demonize family, masculinity, or tradition. There are some modern twists in the gender dynamics, but nothing that screams total repudiation of culture, religion, or morality.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Woke

What is this?

"Isi & Ossi" offers competing perspectives between the working-class and elite, as well as some ideological variance among secondary characters. While the rich family is a bit caricatured, the movie isn’t a total echo chamber. It mostly plays things for laughs rather than pushing a rigid worldview.

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