Muted (2023) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictMildly Woke

25%

Muted2023

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What We Think

Muted offers a mostly non-woke psychological thriller experience. Any nods to modern representation are balanced and don't hijack the story, keeping ideological signaling to a minimum.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Mildly Woke

What is this?

Muted focuses primarily on psychological thriller elements rather than heavy-handed identity politics. Character development centers on mental health and trauma more than diversity checkboxes. Representation is present, but it doesn’t come across as detracting from the overall narrative.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Not Woke

What is this?

The show doesn’t make a point of subverting traditional cultural values like family, faith, or masculinity for the sake of modern ideology. Family dynamics and moral ambiguity are treated as complex and integral to the thriller genre, not as an attack on cultural norms.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

Muted avoids over-the-top villainization of traditional perspectives. It keeps its focus on psychological suspense, not pushing a doctrinaire worldview. The diversity in characters serves the story, without obvious lecturing or ideological conformity.

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