The Heartbreak Kid (2007) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

15%

The Heartbreak Kid2007

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What We Think

"The Heartbreak Kid" avoids most modern woke pitfalls. It’s more interested in slapstick and irreverence than in making ideological statements. Not exactly a non-woke masterpiece, but it’s refreshingly uninterested in activism.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

The film’s story largely centers on the comedic misadventures of an everyman character, with narrative choices mostly driven by plot and humor rather than forced representation or identity politics. Character flaws and growth are played for laughs, not ideological messaging.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Not Woke

What is this?

Traditional gender roles and themes about marriage, masculinity, and relationships are central, albeit exaggerated for comedic effect. The humor is sometimes crude, but it doesn’t engage in overt subversion of cultural foundations, it mostly pokes fun at all sides.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

Alternative viewpoints are present through a variety of quirky characters, and the movie mocks everyone equally. There’s little sign of pushing modern ideological uniformity, if anything, it leans into comedic pluralism.

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