Shimmer Lake (2017) | How Woke Is It?

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Shimmer Lake2017

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What We Think

Shimmer Lake avoids the heavy-handed identity politics so common today. Its characters are flawed and interesting for organic reasons, not ideological dictates. No woke overreach to be found, just solid crime storytelling.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Shimmer Lake's casting and story decisions appear rooted in merit and narrative needs rather than modern identity box-ticking. Characters are defined by their roles in the crime plot rather than by identity categories. Nothing really jumps out as forced or ideologically heavy-handed, which is refreshing these days.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

The film doesn't seem to attack traditional values, masculinity, or religion. It presents small-town America authentically, highlighting both virtues and flaws without indulging in cultural revisionism or agenda-driven storytelling. As darkly comic crime thrillers go, it plays things quite straight.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative perspectives are present without being parodied, mocked, or villainized for simply being traditional. The movie focuses on plot and character flaws rather than virtue signaling or groupthink. No ideological browbeating here, what a relief.

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