The Help (2011) | How Woke Is It?

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The Help2011

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What We Think

"The Help" has its woke moments, particularly in its handling of race and modern moral lessons, but it’s not the poster child for woke cinema. There’s some nuance and traditional elements remain present, even if a bit softened.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

While "The Help" does explore race relations in the 1960s South, most characters receive reasonably fleshed-out personalities and growth. Identity factors are central, but not to the extent that they entirely override narrative complexity or realism. However, the focus on a white protagonist as savior does create a slightly sanitized perspective.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film critiques the racism of the era, but doesn't go out of its way to undermine broader concepts like family, religion, or masculinity. The traditional roles of the time are depicted, if sometimes with a critical lens, rather than being aggressively rewritten.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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While traditional Southern viewpoints are mostly shown as ignorant or cruel, there is some nuance. The villains are not completely cartoonish, but dissenting views are generally framed negatively, and the moral universe is clearly drawn in modern lines.

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