The Normal Heart (2014) | How Woke Is It?

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92%

The Normal Heart2014

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What We Think

The Normal Heart wears its ideology on its sleeve, focusing on activism over story nuance and treating traditional values largely as barriers to progress. For viewers critical of Hollywood’s woke tilt, this is about as on-the-nose as it gets.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The film’s narrative is heavily driven by its advocacy for gay rights during the AIDS crisis, often highlighting identity over nuanced character development. Some viewers may interpret this as prioritizing a political message above storytelling balance, with strong emphasis on victimization and activism at the center.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional family structures and religious viewpoints are either sidelined or portrayed as obstacles. Masculinity and conventional morality are questioned or depicted as lacking, while the film lionizes its activist, outsider protagonists.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative or dissenting perspectives, particularly more traditional or cautious views, are either villainized, mocked, or shown as tragically misguided, with little sincere debate or ideological pluralism.

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