The Lawyer (2018) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictHyper Woke

88%

The Lawyer2018

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What We Think

"The Lawyer" checks most of the modern Hollywood boxes: forced representation, revisionist takes on tradition, and little room for alternative perspectives. If you’re looking for a woke showcase, this is the place.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

"The Lawyer" appears to place significant focus on identity-driven storytelling, several characters are defined first and foremost by their race, gender, or sexuality, rather than by compelling backstories or skills. Traditional merit and realism sometimes take a back seat to box-checking, which can pull viewers out of the narrative. While there are moments of genuine drama, the overall feel is that ideology sometimes dictates character arcs.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Across its run, the show often questions or lampoons traditional ideas around family, masculinity, and ethics. Male leadership is regularly painted as outmoded or problematic, and religious or conservative characters get the short end of the stick in most moral debates. On these points, “The Lawyer” leans heavily toward contemporary cultural perspectives rather than giving traditional foundations a fair hearing.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Dissenting opinions and traditional worldviews are generally portrayed only through over-the-top villains or cartoonish antagonists, with little nuance. The main cast virtually all share the same modern talking points on race, gender, and identity, delivering a sense that disagreement simply isn't on the menu in this show's universe. Pluralism goes missing in action here.

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