Old Dads (2023) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

15%

Old Dads2023

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What We Think

'Old Dads' is about as non-woke as you’ll find these days. It skewers modern pieties and celebrates flawed, old-school characters instead of checking boxes. If you’re looking for a film unconcerned with woke orthodoxy, this is a breath of (politically incorrect) fresh air.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

Old Dads puts its characters and story first, focusing on generational clashes rather than promoting identity over substance. There’s little evidence of roles being filled based solely on identity politics, and the main cast is allowed to be flawed and human, steering clear of obvious 'woke' narrative pitfalls.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The film actually pushes back against much of today’s cultural revisionism. Masculinity, fatherhood, and tradition are themes directly tackled, sometimes irreverently, but with a lens that’s more nostalgic than subversive. 'Old Dads' gives a fair, if comedic, shake to traditional family dynamics and generational values.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

Rather than toeing the woke line, the movie pokes fun at ideological monocultures. There’s a healthy dose of skepticism toward modern dogmas, and traditional perspectives are allowed a real voice, if anything, it's the anti-woke types shown with more nuance than expected.

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