Shiva Baby (2021) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictHyper Woke

82%

Shiva Baby2021

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What We Think

Shiva Baby leans into contemporary cultural critiques, with strong focus on sexuality and generational divide. Traditional views are lampooned, rarely portrayed with nuance. It’s a textbook example of the modern indie film that trades cultural complexity for a very particular woke narrative.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Hyper Woke

What is this?

Shiva Baby centers on identity-driven drama, with heavy focus on sexuality and generational tension. Some viewers may feel the narrative is built more to highlight modern progressive issues than to organically build the main character’s arc. The boyfriend/girlfriend dynamic and diverse characters often overshadow traditional story beats.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Hyper Woke

What is this?

The film lampoons and critiques family, tradition, and religious gatherings, with the lead navigating sexual independence in a traditionally conservative Jewish setting. Parental authority and community expectations are mostly depicted as stifling rather than constructive, which could be interpreted as undermining cultural foundations.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Woke

What is this?

Traditional views are largely presented as outmoded or suffocating. There’s little room for sincere exploration of religious or family-centered values, conflict mostly arises from portraying the lead’s non-traditional lifestyle as far more relatable and valid.

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