Decline and Fall (2017) | How Woke Is It?

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Decline and Fall2017

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What We Think

'Decline and Fall' is refreshingly non-woke by today’s standards, faithful to its satirical roots, with minimal injection of modern ideological themes. A rare throwback.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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In our view, 'Decline and Fall' stays relatively true to Evelyn Waugh’s satirical novel without shoehorning in modern identity politics. Characters are developed based on the source material, with limited emphasis on contemporary representation checkboxes.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The show lightly pokes fun at various British traditions and institutions but does so in a manner faithful to the original work. There’s no heavy-handed undermining of religion, family, or masculinity beyond the novel’s historic satire.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative perspectives and eccentric characters abound, consistent with the spirit of Waugh’s critique of 1920s British society. No modern ideological monoculture dominates the proceedings.

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