Awake not Woke!

One of the best dramatic movies of the 21st century so far

One of the best biographical films I've seen in a long time. It's totally deserving of any award where all the actors pat each other on the back, but it probably won't even get nominated because it’s about the guy who straight-up called some actors "Niggers". Actors who, obviously are part of the woke mafia and got all butt-hurt like idiots. Yeah, this is the movie, and this is the dude who did that. An excellent person, an excellent biographical story. 100% RECOMMENDED. No woke stuff. P.S.: I hope it wins a ton of awards, it totally deserves them.

The acting is pretty bad. The lead is supposed to be 15 and in highschool while the actor is clearly in her 20's. All of these highschool cool 'kids' look like they are in their 20's actually. This has all the problems the original did and the director hasn't improved at all for this one. Some jarring editing and scene transitions. The Jester just isn't scary and comes off as corny more than creepy. The kills are pretty lame with very little blood and gore. The small amount of gore there is looks comical (the double eye scene in particular looks really bad). A lot of black DEI overrepresentation including the female black police officer. All the black characters are 'good'. There is completely out of nowhere scene where a random white male attempts to sexually assault the '15' year old. This is pretty bad overall and not recommended.

Very fun watch

There is zero woke in this one. I think you would need to be a fan of Nic Cage movies to get the full effect. Nic plays himself in a journey of crisis driven, self discovery. It's a fun movie with a lot of over the top, unrealistic action. Highly recommended.

Can a movie have a negative woke score?

Nothing woke at all! Again, I do not recall seeing a single woke element in this film. This is a first in a very, very long time. The film sends a very strong message, which some will frame as anti-immigration but that's not correct as we see the antihero protagonist clearly at 'ease' with non-European woman. The message conveyed is one of restorative justice and revenge as a means of catharsis. Judging by recent events, a lot of people will agree with the sentiments expressed and this will be controversial. Some of the better scenes involve a walk-through of a conventional trial from the victim's perspective and how painfully disappointing it can be. Others frame too lenient judges as accessories to crimes and law enforcement officers as protectors of the criminal status quo. One memorable one, features a tense Q and A session with the family of an abhorrent criminal youth. Interesting to observe and contemplate the consequences of negligence and inaction. Some elements are clearly questionable, such as harming a stranger to convey a point to a man who will soon be dead... Others were just sloppy, like the protagonist's repeated failure to disguise himself or wear gloves: his face, prints and DNA would be all over the crime scenes. And that's not to mention more sophisticated surveillance, such as license-plate recognition or how he overcame various security systems. A TV series could provide an interesting opportunity to showcase better skills. The impression one is left with is of a budget Batman or a pre-Punisher who for some mysterious reason, decides to take out societal trash. Maybe he's a narcissistic sociopath looking for an excuse to kill people or maybe he's suffering from PTSD and driven by a need to win his dead Father's approval. Fascinating choice of actor, by the way! Whatever the compulsion, this movie felt fresh despite its many flaws and it would be interesting to see a better thought out sequel. If they can do it to create Mad Max II then why not this!