Mamma Mia! (2008) | How Woke Is It?

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20%

Mamma Mia!2008

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What We Think

Mamma Mia! is about as non-woke as modern musicals get. Its focus is on fun, romance, and music rather than on modern ideological activism. Sure, it’s got a more relaxed take on family, but it’s hardly trying to make a statement. Nothing much for anti-woke viewers to worry about here.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

Mamma Mia! largely prioritizes entertainment and the ABBA soundtrack over any ideological messaging. Characters are cast based on storytelling, not identity politics, and narrative structure remains classic musical fare. Rarely does it showcase traits for the sake of representation over plot or character development.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The film gently subverts traditional family structures, with the main character uncertain of her father’s identity and an independent mother at the center, but does so in a rather light-hearted, comedic fashion without outright contempt for tradition, religion, or masculinity. Nothing heavy-handed here.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

While the film’s worldview is modern, it avoids turning alternative perspectives into caricatures. There’s a lack of deep ideological debate, but no overt effort to mock or villainize traditional views. Its approach is breezy rather than preachy.

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