The Dressmaker (2015) | How Woke Is It?

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22%

The Dressmaker2015

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What We Think

While unapologetically centered on a flawed, tough female lead, 'The Dressmaker' isn’t a lecture on identity or modern ideology. Its jabs at small-town culture are more comedic than polemical. Hardly woke, more quirky and campy.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Mildly Woke

What is this?

'The Dressmaker' mostly tells its story straight, with character quirks and melodrama rather than identity politics. While it features a strong female lead and some colorful supporting characters, these choices feel organic to the story and tone rather than shoehorned for diversity points.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

Traditional social norms, small-town dynamics, and family drama are central, but they aren't undermined for ideological reasons. The film pokes fun at backwardness selectively but doesn't reinvent cultural foundations to fit a modern narrative. Gender roles are highlighted, yet remain within the period setting's logic.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

There’s some cheeky satire, but the film offers room for various perspectives, including the flaws and virtues of tradition, without painting one side as irredeemable. No heavy-handed moral preaching or ideological hegemony here, just biting Australian humor.

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