Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) | How Woke Is It?

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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town1936

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What We Think

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town is a refreshingly non-woke classic, prioritizing virtue and character over identity checklists, Hollywood could take notes. If you want an example of storytelling that avoids ideological lecturing, this film is it.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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The film centers on the actions and moral compass of its protagonist, Longfellow Deeds, valuing character, integrity, and personal responsibility above contemporary identity politics. Characters are fleshed out according to their roles and individual personalities, not as vehicles for forced diversity.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional values such as kindness, honesty, and community are at the film’s core. Family, small-town sensibilities, and a strong work ethic are depicted positively, with religion and traditional masculinity present but not ridiculed or subverted.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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The film generally portrays mainstream 1930s morality without overtly mocking alternative viewpoints or using caricatures to villainize dissent. There is a clear perspective but not to an exclusionary, modern ideological extreme.

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