There are films that upend conventions and subvert expectations. And there are those that lean into them — hard. CODA, a U.S.
remake of 2014 French dramedy La famille Bélier, about the sole hearing member of a deaf family who discovers she's a gifted singer, is of the latter ilk.
Even with its unusual premise (CODA is an acronym for "child of deaf adults") and the representational novelty of three out of four leads being deaf — a notable difference from the original — the movie hardly feels like uncharted territory.
CODA faithfully works its way through a checklist of tropes from high school comedies, disability dramas, musical-prodigy and inspiring-teacher narratives, coming-of-age tales about young people struggling to declare.
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