Like Father, Like Son (2013) | How Woke Is It?

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Like Father, Like Son2013

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What We Think

“Like Father, Like Son” is refreshingly non-woke, exploring family and identity with real emotional depth and respect for tradition. It proves solid storytelling trumps fashionable ideology every time.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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The story is solidly focused on family and personal growth, without any apparent forced representation or prioritization of identity politics over strong natural character development. All character arcs serve genuine narrative purposes, avoiding the usual ideological distractions seen in more recent films.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film deeply engages with themes of family, responsibility, and tradition, questioning what makes a family but never undermining cultural norms or mocking tradition. Religion, masculinity, and morality are handled respectfully and with sincerity.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative perspectives on parenting, family, and social status are respectfully explored. There’s no heavy-handed villainization of traditional values or imposition of a single moral worldview. Dialogue and conflict arise naturally from the plot, not from ideology.

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