This Is England '90 (2015) | How Woke Is It?

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28%

This Is England '902015

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What We Think

'This Is England '90' stays grounded in its time period, prioritizing storytelling and character over modern ideological agendas. While not free of social themes, it largely sidesteps the typical 'woke' pitfalls and remains more interested in authenticity than box-ticking.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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'This Is England '90' focuses primarily on gritty realism and the evolution of working-class characters, rarely sacrificing narrative for forced ideology. Character arcs are developed through personal struggles rather than checking diversity boxes or emphasizing identity politics above story.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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While the show explores family breakdown, drugs, and generational shifts, it doesn't overtly attack or mock traditional values. There is some challenge to traditional family roles, but it feels historically consistent rather than revisionist or heavy-handed.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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The series presents a range of flawed yet nuanced characters with different viewpoints. It avoids blanket villainization or cartoonish depictions of dissenters, opting instead for messy, authentic conflict drawn from real-world tensions of the era.

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