Neighboring Sounds (2012) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

15%

Neighboring Sounds2012

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What We Think

Neighboring Sounds resists the usual Hollywood-style wokeness, focusing on atmosphere and local social tensions instead of ideological agendas. It’s refreshingly non-woke, steering clear of identity checklists and moralizing lectures.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

Neighboring Sounds is more concerned with class tension and the quiet unease of urban life than with identity politics or box-ticking representation. The characters are written as complex individuals, and the film’s narrative stays focused on interpersonal and societal dynamics rather than forcing in any ideological messaging.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Not Woke

What is this?

Traditional family roles and cultural roots are depicted with nuanced realism, not mocked or pathologized. While the film does critique elements of Brazilian middle-class society, it doesn’t actively undermine religion, masculinity, or traditional values for the sake of ideology.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The film avoids cartoonish villains and provides a multifaceted look at modern Brazilian society. Traditional views are not demonized, and a variety of perspectives are presented, sometimes in a critical light, but not with outright disdain or exclusion of dissent.

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