Monsters University (2013) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

12%

Monsters University2013

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What We Think

Monsters University is pretty much as non-woke as Pixar gets. Its focus is on classic values: hard work, humility, and friendship, without modern ideological preaching. No obvious forced representation, cultural revisionism, or ideological monoculture detected here.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Monsters University is largely focused on timeless themes like perseverance, friendship, and working with others rather than identity politics. Characters are monsters with fantastical traits, their differences are not stand-ins for real-world identity categories. The story sticks to skill, hard work, and growth.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

The film doesn't really target traditional values for subversion. There’s no overt critique of family, masculinity, or religion. If anything, school and teamwork are celebrated in a pretty non-divisive way. No glaring attempts to undermine cultural foundations here.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

There's little to suggest any ideology dominating the film. Monsters University doesn’t villainize dissenting views or push modern moral assumptions. Its world is more concerned with college hijinks than hot-button ideological issues.

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