Patti Cake$ (2017) | How Woke Is It?

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Patti Cake$2017

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What We Think

Patti Cake$ is refreshingly non-woke. Its underdog story remains focused on real characters and personal struggles, with minimal ideological intrusion. Not perfect, but a welcome break from Hollywood’s usual trends.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The film focuses on an underdog narrative with an unconventional female lead, but character development and story progression trump any identity messaging. There's little evidence of forced representation or hyper-competence, Patricia struggles, fails, and grows like a real person.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

Patti Cake$ mostly centers on personal ambition and family struggles in a working-class context. While it doesn't glorify traditional gender roles or religion, it doesn't seem to go out of its way to mock or subvert them either, just telling its own story.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The movie steers away from obvious ideological preaching. Traditional perspectives aren't really the focus, but neither are they unequivocally mocked or villainized, alternative worldviews play little role in the narrative.

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