The Deep Blue Sea (2011) | How Woke Is It?

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The Deep Blue Sea2011

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What We Think

‘The Deep Blue Sea’ keeps things refreshingly non-woke by focusing on human relationships and classic themes, largely avoiding modern identity politics or heavy-handed messaging. It’s a traditional drama first and foremost.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The film stays focused on personal drama and character-driven storytelling without overtly emphasizing identity politics or ticking diversity boxes. Casting choices align with the time period and setting, and character flaws are explored naturally. There's no noticeable sacrifice of narrative for ideology.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional themes like marriage, infidelity, and emotional struggle are presented without attacking religion, family, or masculinity. The film examines complex relationships with a fairly traditional lens for its postwar British context. There’s no apparent agenda to undermine cultural or moral foundations.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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No obvious ideological monoculture here, perspectives are nuanced and the story allows for multiple interpretations and emotional conflicts. Traditional and alternative viewpoints both get space, and there’s no cartoonish villainizing of any one side.

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