Life Itself (2018) | How Woke Is It?

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63%

Life Itself2018

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What We Think

Life Itself flirts with modern identity themes and a touch of box-ticking, but manages to stay just this side of full-blown wokeness. The melodrama outweighs any agenda, keeping the film’s score in the mildly woke category.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Life Itself leans heavily into dramatic twists and diverse casting, occasionally feeling like it’s checking boxes rather than building organic character arcs. Some viewers may feel that identity-driven moments slightly overshadow genuine character development, but it’s not as glaring as in more recent, highly ideological films.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film navigates family and generational trauma with a modern lens but doesn’t overtly attack traditional values. Masculinity isn’t heavily mocked but is portrayed through a tragic, flawed lens. There’s some sense of modern reinterpretation of family, but it isn’t fully subversive.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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While the film emphasizes inclusivity and a progressive worldview, it stops short of outright villainizing traditional perspectives. It’s more about melodrama than making a monolithic ideological statement, though pluralism is somewhat limited by its narrative choices.

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