Young Woman and the Sea (2024) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictWoke

77%

Young Woman and the Sea2024

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What We Think

“Young Woman and the Sea” is inspirational but delivers a pretty textbook example of Hollywood’s current penchant for focusing on identity and progressive messaging. Real history softens the hit, but it’s still swimming in woke waters.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Woke

What is this?

The film focuses heavily on Trudy Ederle’s gender and the obstacles she faces as a woman, which can feel overemphasized. While it dramatizes her achievement, some viewers may feel identity takes center stage over nuanced character development. However, since this is based on a real-life pioneer, the focus is more justified than in purely fictional works.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Hyper Woke

What is this?

The movie highlights Trudy’s resistance to traditional female expectations and depicts older gender norms as restrictive. While inspirational, the film does undermine classical roles, elevating modern individualism and self-empowerment above traditional family or gender frameworks.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Woke

What is this?

Alternative worldviews are largely absent, and anyone representing period-accurate skepticism towards Trudy is flattened into an antagonist role. There’s little genuine debate, just one righteous narrative marching forward, with few shades of gray.

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