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An interesting movie about Japanese culture and a critique of actors.
Straight to the point: is it woke? No. Does it have woke elements? Yes. That’s why I dock it a point for how much of that it has. That said, the movie stands out mainly because of its subject matter. The woke content it includes is lightly woven into the story to help it move forward and build the narrative, not to shove a political message down your throat, even though the core theme is rooted in a socio-political critique of Japan. Even so, it’s handled with respect. Other films have already tackled the idea of “rent-a-family” from a Western perspective, like Lost in Translation, but not like this—and honestly, this one is much better. On top of that, the lead isn’t a smug actor just playing himself, like Bill Murray. I mention that movie because it touches on depression too, which is also explored here, but in a much more positive way and from a more authentic viewpoint, since the director is Japanese. You can feel the love for her country, coming across as constructive criticism rather than the destructive kind we’re used to in the West. A solid drama. Not perfect, but watchable.
Good telling of a good story
The woke: Toward the end, it was revealed that the French, rival, number-running gang, is matriarchal. The boss is an attractive, black woman. I doubt that's realistic. It seems like maybe it's just checking the box for production. I think all MPAA rated movies need that. It's not too bothersome to enjoy the movie. I'm a big fan of single scene movies. This one takes place entirely within the Cutter's shop. The acting and story line are showcased this way. Both are exceptional. There's obviously more to Leonard than meets the eye. When the story finally gets through all the layers, the ending is worth the wait. I recommend watching.
This is what people think is quality these days?
(Spoilers.) Honestly, I'm mad right now. I went into this movie with high hopes due to the buzz around it and even had some people tell me it was good. It was not only not good, but it was one of the worst movies I've seen in a while. And it just keeps getting worse as it goes. It's nothing but a propaganda piece trying to race bait the viewing audience. The movie starts as a mediocre movie pushing the race divide making all white people the bad guys and then gets barely watchable when they put that aside and start to turn the story towards vampires. Then, after some absolutely horrible cheap FX that looks like it was done on someone's iphone, they jump through that whole part of the story to make sure and show a black guy slaughtering 50 klans men at the end. To add to the catastrophe, the audio for the movie is terrible. This movie is the nail in the coffin of Rotten Tomatoes proving that the ratings are fake BS. Movie Rating: 3/10 Woke Rating: 7/10. REALLY woke.
Zero Wokeness
I actually enjoyed watching the movie which was a supernatural horror-slasher. I am just going to comment on the wokeness score of the movie and there was none. As an added bonus, although it was definitely not a faith-based film, the female main character prayed (talked) to God when she was in trouble. While most exorcism movies lately tend to remove God from the story and pretend they can fight the devil by believing in their own power, Black Phone at least has a character who knew to call on to God.
