Is data binding fundamentally incompatible with MVC?

Question

Data binding establishes a direct coupling between the view and the model, thereby bypassing the controller. Fundamentally this breaks with the Model-View Controller architectural pattern, am I right in thinking this? Does this make data binding a "bad thing"?

Edit: As example, angular claims to be a MVC framework, yet one of its main features is data binding.

Answer 1

In my opinion Data Binding can be a valid implementation of the MVC Pattern since the data binding mechanism itself acts as the controller in that case.

For example in the mentioned angular it seems like the $watch function is a shortcut to implement features that are typical Controller responsibilities and features in an MVC-style way.

So in my opinion data binding is an evolution step that implements best practices learned by implementing classic MVC controllers.

UPDATE

But in original pattern sense I would characterize data binding more like MVP or Passive View.

But the differences aren't that sharp in my opinion since it always also depends on your UI technology.