The Ugly Truth (2009) | How Woke Is It?

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The Ugly Truth2009

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What We Think

A relic from the pre-woke era, 'The Ugly Truth' is more crass than cunningly progressive. If anything, it’s likely to offend modern sensibilities for being too retrograde, not too woke.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The film sticks to conventional rom-com formula, focusing on chemistry and character flaws rather than shoehorning in identity politics. Characters are cast for their fit, and there’s little emphasis on surface-level traits over personalities. Narrative integrity remains mostly intact.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

Traditional gender roles are played for comedy but aren’t pathologized. Masculinity, femininity, romance, and family life are depicted in an old-school manner, even if tongue-in-cheek. Religion isn’t addressed, but classic dynamics are front-and-center, with no major subversion or moralizing.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

The film’s humor is hardly up-to-date with current year sensibilities, and it features several debates between perspectives rather than pushing one modern ideology. No clear villainization of traditional views, if anything, it pokes fun in both directions.

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