Maltese (2017) | How Woke Is It?

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What We Think

Maltese is a refreshing break from modern trends, demonstrating strong narrative integrity and honoring its cultural foundations. The show steers clear of overtly woke elements, focusing instead on strong storytelling and authentic historical drama.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Maltese largely respects narrative integrity, focusing on a gritty, realistic crime story set in 1970s Sicily. There’s little evidence that characters are defined by identity politics over actual traits or skills. Forced representation and hyper-competence among diverse characters aren't apparent in this show.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The series maintains the traditional setting and moral conflicts consistent with its historical period. Themes like family, religion, and masculinity are treated with nuance and aren't mocked or undermined. There’s no significant effort to rewrite or subvert established cultural values.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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The show explores nuanced moral dilemmas and includes a mixture of perspectives typical for Italian crime drama. Traditional viewpoints are represented without vilification, and there is legitimate conflict and plurality of perspectives among characters.

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