Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (1988) | How Woke Is It?

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Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach1988

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What We Think

Police Academy 5 is the opposite of woke: silly, apolitical, and blissfully free from modern agenda-pushing. Its humor is rooted in character and absurdity, not identity, making it a refreshing relic of a less preachy era.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The film sticks to the classic Police Academy formula, quirky cops, slapstick antics, and goofy hijinks. There’s no real push for identity politics or message-driven storytelling. Characters are defined by their eccentricities and comedic roles rather than any emphasis on race, gender, or modern ideological markers.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional authority figures, family bonds, and even old-school masculinity are part of the humor, but rarely mocked in a mean-spirited or ideological way. Masculinity is played for laughs, not deconstruction, and cultural traditions are largely left alone, just lightly caricatured for comedic effect.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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There’s no noticeable ideological push, just a gaggle of oddballs cracking jokes. Alternative worldviews aren’t mocked, and there’s no attempt to villainize traditional beliefs. If anything, the humor is far more inclusive of comedic variety than you’d ever find in today’s monolithic mainstream offerings.

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