Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things (2015) | How Woke Is It?

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Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things2015

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What We Think

A film focused on decluttering your closet, not shoehorning in social justice scripts. Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things is refreshingly low on woke content, with only mild uniformity in lifestyle ideology and no real signs of identity-based narrative contortion. Non-woke viewers can breathe easy with this one.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

The film’s focus is on materialism and personal well-being, not on identity politics. The featured subjects are chosen based on their minimalist lifestyle, and the documentary avoids inserting agendas relating to race, gender, or sexuality. There’s little sign that narrative is sacrificed to current ideological trends.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Not Woke

What is this?

Minimalism challenges consumer culture more than any traditional foundations. There’s minimal criticism of religion, family, or masculinity; rather, it emphasizes intentional living. The film doesn’t bend over backward to lecture about traditional values, but it doesn’t work too hard to undermine them, either.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

Most interviewees share a very similar outlook (minimalist, anti-consumerist) but there's little overt pressure for ideological conformity on hot-button social issues. The lack of real debate or pluralism on materialism and lifestyle is notable, though it doesn’t feel like relentless virtue-signaling.

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