Manglehorn (2015) | How Woke Is It?

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Manglehorn2015

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What We Think

Manglehorn is refreshingly non-woke, focusing on classic themes of loss and redemption with honest, grounded characters. It's safe territory for viewers tired of today's heavy-handed ideological content.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Manglehorn is a character-driven drama focusing on an older, working-class man dealing with regret and isolation. The story is deeply personal and doesn't appear to insert modern identity politics or force characters into boxes based on race, gender, or sexuality. Traditional storytelling takes center stage.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

The film’s treatment of family, regret, lost love, and redemption is subtle and does not undermine traditional values. Masculinity is portrayed honestly, flawed, sometimes broken, but never ridiculed or pathologized in a modern ideological way.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

Manglehorn presents a variety of viewpoints through its characters' struggles. There is no villainization of alternative or traditional perspectives, nor does it hammer home any particular modern moral framework.

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