Mac & Devin Go to High School (2012) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

13%

Mac & Devin Go to High School2012

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What We Think

Mac & Devin Go to High School is far more concerned with laughs and smoke clouds than social justice sermons. If you’re looking to avoid a woke overload, this film is a pretty safe (if juvenile) bet.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

The film maintains a straightforward buddy comedy plot without shoehorning in identity politics or overt ideological messaging. Characters are driven more by classic stoner-comedy archetypes than modern boxes to be checked. Identity factors don't overshadow personality or role.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

While the film is notably irreverent and makes light of traditional expectations (especially regarding authority and school), it does not overtly attack religion, masculinity, or family values. It’s more focused on humor and weed jokes than on cultural revisionism.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

The movie doesn't push a heavy-handed modern ideological agenda and instead sticks to light-hearted stoner tropes. Worldviews aren’t villainized or caricatured for ideological purposes, and there’s little engagement with hot-button issues of representation or progressive messaging.

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