The Crime of the Century (2021) | How Woke Is It?

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The Crime of the Century2021

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What We Think

"The Crime of the Century" delivers a narrative laser-focused on institutional critique and social justice themes, at times at the expense of pluralism or nuanced take on responsibility. It’s not peak-level woke, but it certainly aligns with modern ideological trends.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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The documentary prioritizes a particular critique of corporate and political interests within the opioid crisis. While the focus on systemic failures is valid, the narrative often spotlights identity and institutional power profiles in a manner that edges out nuance from individual stories, in our view.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional values, such as family responsibility and individual moral failings, take a backseat as the film foregrounds large-scale systemic issues. There is a clear emphasis on institutional wrongdoing over personal responsibility, which some viewers might interpret as diminishing classical moral frameworks.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative viewpoints, such as critiques of personal responsibility in addiction or dissenting voices on regulatory approaches, are largely absent or minimized. The documentary’s worldview aligns closely with contemporary institutional and journalistic orthodoxy, leaving little room for debate or dissent.

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