Moonage Daydream (2022) | How Woke Is It?

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Moonage Daydream2022

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What We Think

Moonage Daydream is far from a product of Hollywood’s modern woke machine. It’s a creative, offbeat portrait of Bowie, focusing on his art rather than pushing social messaging. If you’re wary of forced representation or ideological indoctrination, you’re safe here.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

This documentary is more of an avant-garde collage about David Bowie’s life and artistry. It doesn’t focus on diversity cred or shoehorn identity politics into Bowie’s story. The film is entirely built around Bowie himself, exploring his talent, music, and legacy rather than checking boxes for modern ideological trends.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

The film’s treatment of Bowie’s gender-bending and unconventional persona reflects his real-life artistic expression, not a rewrite to fit modern narratives. There’s no apparent agenda to undermine traditional culture; it simply examines Bowie’s genuine impact as an artist who challenged norms in his own era.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

As a biographical film, ‘Moonage Daydream’ stays focused on Bowie’s worldview. It doesn’t spend time mocking or villainizing alternative perspectives, frankly, other worldviews hardly appear, but that feels like an authentic result of its subject-matter rather than an agenda.

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