Ratchet & Clank (2016) | How Woke Is It?

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Ratchet & Clank2016

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What We Think

Ratchet & Clank is refreshingly non-woke. With its focus on fun, friendship, and adventure over heavy-handed ideological themes, it's a rare modern kids’ film that just wants to entertain, with no soapboxes in sight.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The film largely sticks to its source material, focusing on story and character over identity. There's little emphasis on forced representation or ticking diversity boxes, it's more about the adventure and humor, with no major characters shoehorned in for ideological reasons.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Ratchet & Clank doesn't take aim at traditional values, religion, or masculinity. Instead, it stays within tried-and-true action-comedy framework, offering family and friendship themes without mocking classic virtues or rewriting cultural touchstones.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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There’s no sense of ideological groupthink here, no preachy messaging or villainizing dissenting views. The film is mostly apolitical, focusing on good versus evil in a pretty straightforward, universal fashion without telling kids how to think about social issues.

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