Music (2021) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

22%

Music2021

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What We Think

Despite its subject matter, "Music" is surprisingly restrained on the woke front. It stumbles in a few spots but mostly tries to be a personal, human drama rather than an ideological megaphone.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Mildly Woke

What is this?

While "Music" attempts to spotlight neurodiversity, it generally sticks to character-driven drama without caving entirely to ideology. The biggest critique is casting an able actress in an autistic role, which frustrated some activists, but from a narrative point-of-view, the story still tries to focus on its characters' personal journeys rather than preachiness.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Not Woke

What is this?

Traditional relationships, family, and even faith are treated with relative respect. There's no overt subversion or mockery of cultural norms, the film feels more interested in connecting its flawed characters than tearing down institutions. In the grand scheme of things, it stays pretty non-woke on this front.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The film doesn't hammer viewers with a single modern ideology. There are gestures toward inclusion, but the absence of relentless virtue-signaling or blanket villainization of traditional viewpoints means it avoids the most glaring ideological monoculture tendencies seen elsewhere.

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