The Family (2016) | How Woke Is It?

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The Family2016

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What We Think

"The Family" delivers a fairly standard network thriller with moderate woke themes, plenty of modern identity markers, some questioning of family values, and a general lean toward current cultural assumptions, but not the most egregious example of woke overload.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

"The Family" incorporates themes and characters that reflect modern identity politics, but it's mainly centered on a political thriller mystery. While some characterizations and representation choices appear deliberate, they generally serve the plot. At times, focus on identity slightly overshadows story logic, but not overwhelmingly so.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional family dynamics are shown as deeply flawed, and political ambition often trumps personal relationships. While this reflects real-life drama, some viewers might feel the show presents family, faith, and parental roles more negatively than necessary, but it doesn’t relentlessly undermine these foundations throughout.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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The show depicts political and media figures in a mostly uniform ideological direction, with traditional perspectives often sidelined or depicted as problematic. Opposition to the prevailing worldview tends to be painted unsympathetically, though not quite to cartoonish extremes.

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