Son in Law (1993) | How Woke Is It?

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Son in Law1993

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What We Think

"Son in Law" is about as non-woke as 1990s comedies get, focused on humor, gentle ribbing of both city and country life, and zero heavy-handed messaging. A relic of simpler cinematic times!

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

"Son in Law" sticks to a classic fish-out-of-water story, focusing on character growth through personality clashes rather than identity checkboxes. Characters earn their place through humor and heart, not superficial identity factors. There's little sense of the script being hijacked by modern ideological priorities, it's as breezy as its 1990s self.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film pokes fun at traditional family and rural values but ultimately celebrates them. Masculinity, family, and small-town life are depicted with a mostly affectionate lens. There’s some gentle parody, but the movie doesn’t go out of its way to mock or undermine the cultural bedrock it visits.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative worldviews are played for laughs, but not villainized. Both city and rural perspectives get fair comedic treatment. There’s not much by way of moralizing or forced consensus on social issues, keeping things refreshingly pluralistic, in a pre-woke sort of way.

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