The Menendez Brothers (2024) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictMildly Woke

45%

The Menendez Brothers2024

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What We Think

‘The Menendez Brothers’ avoids most of the usual Hollywood ideological trappings, delivering a relatively straightforward account. There’s some dramatization, but the film resists the urge to become a mouthpiece for current ‘woke’ talking points. Not exactly a throwback, but far from the wokest fare around.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The film stays relatively focused on the true crime angle instead of shoehorning modern identity politics into its narrative. The main characters are portrayed with some complexity and attention to the real-life events, rather than being defined primarily by identity factors.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

While the film dives into family dysfunction, it does so as part of the Menendez story, not as a vehicle for attacking traditional family values. There’s some challenge to parental authority, but it stays within the context of the case and doesn't hammer broader cultural foundations.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

There is little overt ideological messaging and no heavy-handed caricatures of alternative worldviews. Any portrayal of societal systems is largely tied to the Menendez case specifically rather than serving as a platform for a singular modern ideology.

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