The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) | How Woke Is It?

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The Royal Tenenbaums2001

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What We Think

The Royal Tenenbaums is largely non-woke, prioritizing off-kilter storytelling and rich characterization over ideological boxes. For those wary of modern Hollywood’s trends, this Wes Anderson classic is charmingly unconcerned with pushing any agenda.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The Royal Tenenbaums keeps its focus staunchly on character quirks and familial relationships, not box-ticking for representation. Race, gender, and identity are simply not the point; the casting feels organic to its offbeat family drama, not forced at all.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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While traditional family dysfunction takes center stage, the film doesn’t mock faith, masculinity, or morality, it mostly just revels in oddball behavior. No overt effort to undermine cultural institutions, just a sardonic look at a crumbling family.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative worldviews abound within the dysfunctional family. No single moral or ideological position dominates; characters clash, debate, and contradict each other regularly, providing real diversity of perspective.

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