Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019) | How Woke Is It?

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Where'd You Go, Bernadette2019

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What We Think

"Where’d You Go, Bernadette" lands in the middle ground: lightly flavored with modern ideas about identity and purpose, but without the heavy-handedness seen in more overtly woke films. A non-woke viewer won’t love it, but it won’t feel like a lecture.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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While the film places its quirky female lead front and center, it still prioritizes character and story over obvious woke box-ticking. There's some emphasis on identity and motherhood, but nothing that truly disrupts narrative integrity. It doesn’t aggressively push forced representation or hyper-competence.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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There’s a bit of gentle ribbing at traditional domesticity and a focus on a woman's journey outside of family roles. However, the movie doesn’t actively attack traditional values and keeps its critique pretty mild. It’s less a subversion, more an exploration.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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The film mostly sits comfortably in modern attitudes about fulfillment and creativity. Though it lacks any genuine debate on alternative viewpoints, it doesn’t go out of its way to demonize dissent. It’s not entirely free of ideological uniformity, but not oppressive either.

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