Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

20%

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates2016

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What We Think

“Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates” is more raunch-comedy than social sermon. While irreverent and goofy, it doesn’t push much of a woke agenda, keeping its focus on ludicrous characters and crude, chaotic fun without sacrificing narrative for ideology.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

The film centers on crude humor and over-the-top antics, but it doesn't appear to sacrifice narrative for identity-driven ideology. Characters are outrageous but played for laughs, rather than to send a heavy-handed message. Forced representation or flawless diverse characters aren't a focus.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

Traditional masculinity is teased but not entirely undermined, everyone is lampooned equally. The film treats family and weddings more as backdrops for comedy rather than as targets of revisionism or subversion. There's no real attempt to rewrite cultural norms, just cheeky irreverence.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The movie mocks everyone in an equal-opportunity way. There's little ideological preaching and alternative worldviews aren’t villainized, if anything, all the characters are equally ridiculous. No obvious monoculture or overt moralizing by today's standards.

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