The Duke (2021) | How Woke Is It?

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The Duke2021

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What We Think

'The Duke' is refreshingly non-woke, focusing on story, characters, and heartfelt British quirk, rather than ideological soapboxing. If only more movies remembered this formula.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The film focuses on a working-class family's quirky legal fight, driven by character depth over identity checklists. There's little sign of forced representation or shoehorned identity politics, with casting and focus rooted in the era's reality. Narrative flows organically, rather than being derailed by modern ideological insertions.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

Traditional family, duty, and even Britishness are depicted with affection, not derision. Masculinity isn’t attacked, and the plot is respectful toward community, heritage, and national institutions, not something you see every day. There is no obvious effort to rewrite, mock, or turn upside down the cultural backdrop of the time.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

While the main character's fight is quirky and nonconformist, dissenting perspectives are not turned into cartoon villains. The film doesn’t go out of its way to push a single worldview, and diversity of opinion is acknowledged, if mostly subtly. There’s no parade of scoldy lectures or ‘approved’ messaging.

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