PlayTime (1967) | How Woke Is It?

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PlayTime1967

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What We Think

A creative, whimsical classic that's pretty much untouched by modern wokeness. 'PlayTime' is all about visual comedy and social observation, not about pushing identity politics. If you want pure cinematic fun without the lectures, this is it.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

'PlayTime' is a visually driven satire that prizes meticulous world-building and atmosphere over overt identity narratives. Characters are defined by their roles in the comedic ballet of modernity, not by their identity boxes. There's nothing that smacks of modern forced representation or ideology-over-substance storytelling here.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film gently pokes fun at modern progress and consumer culture, but doesn't attack traditional religion, family, or masculinity. If anything, its playfulness with modernity shows nostalgia for older, simpler ways of being. No woke demolition job on cultural foundations.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Tati's 'PlayTime' lacks any pressing ideological messaging or monoculture. It satirizes the absurdities of modern life, but never pushes a modern ideological agenda. Diverse viewpoints exist largely through the confusion and chaos of city life, not via any sermonizing.

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