The Movies (2019) | How Woke Is It?

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The Movies2019

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What We Think

"The Movies" delivers a mostly balanced history but can’t resist a few passes at modern themes and revisionism. It nods to diversity and progressivism without becoming a total lecture, straddling the line between classic nostalgia and contemporary commentary.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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The series mostly chronicles Hollywood history with respect to filmmaking, focusing on well-known directors, actors, and genres. However, at times, it appears to foreground identity factors and modern social themes when discussing certain eras, with some segments arguably highlighting diversity milestones at the expense of broader context.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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There are moments where the series engages in light revisionism, such as reinterpreting traditional film values and downplaying the centrality of older Hollywood norms like classic masculinity and family archetypes. Nevertheless, the overall approach remains more documentary than activist.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative or traditional Hollywood perspectives are included but often through a modern lens. Occasionally, the show seems to celebrate post-1960s progressivism while glossing over or underrepresenting dissenting views, making for a mildly uniform ideological tone.

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