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Riding on the Shoulders of Giants
Having watched the first 3 episodes of X-Men '97, I can say that it is a fairly true-to-form continuation of the original cartoon series, though it has introduced some irritating elements.
First, I want to assure everyone that Morph's "gender identity" isn't referenced in the run of the show (thus far) but the "they/them" is played out in the credits scenes with the 3D renders of the characters, a holdover from the original show.
What is included is a very clear, unsubtle same-sex attraction from Morph toward Wolverine. In a scene depicting hidden fears and desires, Morph's hidden desire for Wolverine is exposed, showing that he is attracted to the century-old mutant.
There are some good progressive things happening here. Woke isn't ALL progressivism, after all. Jubilee's character model better depicts an Asian face, as the original did not. I think this is a good thing, as her character is the child of two Hong Kong immigrants.
Now we need to talk about some of the subplots. Surprisingly, Magneto's origin story is glossed-over, effectively alluding only to his "people" being oppressed in the past. Very vague and seemingly an attempt to distance the character from his WWII origins. Still, it's an "if you know, you know" moment, and that's fine with me.
Rogue develops a bizarre and rather sudden attachment to Magneto, which is even more uncomfortable due to the character design giving her a more teenage appearance while Magneto's age is clearly pushing the century mark.
There is a brief scene of Gambit in a crop top and an atypical (for the time period) hairstyle, but I can excuse this easily by saying that the writers and artists are likely too young to have even experienced 1997. There's a conflation with the 1980s that is unmistakable.
The animation is quite fluid. It's almost jarring for a continuation of the 1990s series, but admittedly somewhat welcome. There is definitely simplification, but the cheap tricks used in the original series are thankfully not utilized here.
Back to Morph, though. His comfortability in a feminine form to jokingly influence fellow team-members, particularly Wolverine, is a little disconcerting. This is where the "woke" tends to come from.
Overall though, the storyline is consistent with the original, as they're both vaguely following 70s-90s era X-Men comic stories. Episode 3 is particularly interesting due to the introduction of a character whose origin is different in the comics, but still handled well for such a short-form medium. The inclusion of the "Friends of Humanity" made up of almost exclusively white characters leans heavily on the "white = bad, others = good" trope, but the mutant team itself is led by a white man, so I'm calling no-foul on this one.
There's surprisingly little ethnic diversity in the first three episodes. Storm and Bishop are the main "people of color" while Jubilee is more accurately rendered, but most of the characters are actually white, as is reflected in society and in the initial representations of the characters.
Overall, other than the aforementioned "non-binary" idiocy of the Morph character, the inclusion of a native character at the end of the third episode (I know who he is but I'm trying to not spoil), and extant characters from the original show, X-Men 97 so far has been both fairly entertaining and lacking in woke pandering, at least as far as it being pushed.
Overall, it succeeds despite its flaws and as is often the case, isn't nearly as woke as advertised. It still has some serious flaws, and I can understand not wanting to get into it due to them. Still, it scratches a nostalgic itch fairly well, redeems a character thought overly pushy (Cyclops) into a place of genuine sympathy, and realistically adapts some of the most dire and interesting storylines of the 80s and 90s comics, which was the purpose of the original.
There are absolutely some themes already explored in other media. The live-action X-Men already covered what happens to one character very well, and the core concept of the show remains largely unchanged. The power shift presented is ridiculous, but it's comics and not at all unheard-of.
In the end, it's worth a watch. I wouldn't suggest subscribing to absolutely woke Disney+ to see it but there are other options and it's still fairly in-line with with original cartoons so far.
Ultimately, I find myself wanting to see further episodes due to the structure of the storytelling, which is a good sign. You may as well. I do not fully recommend watching it, but it isn't so distant from the source that you won't enjoy it.
There are absolutely scenes of very abstract sexuality that might not be suitable for kids though. Just beware and watch this without the kids before you decide to let them see it.
Created: 03-29-2024
Underrated film
Unexpectedly enjoyed this one. I admit is was a little silly and the oil scene was over the top, but it was an enjoyable film with a good enough story, and best of all. Didn’t notice any wokeness.
Created: 03-29-2024
Old school film
Really enjoyed this one. McGregor’s part was a little too over the top, but JG was very good. A lot of profanity, but watched it through Vid Angle, so was able to avoid most of it.
Created: 03-29-2024
Generic, Boring, Bland With Bad Casting
Checks most of the DEI boxes though there are white males cast the females are of course the focus. The female POC Interpol agent with the useless male underlings is pretty obvious as well. The movie itself is terrible. Bad boring generic story and writing. The acting is mediocre at best. The action scenes are as bland as possible. Kevin Hart is badly miscast in the role and just can't pull it off at all. There as so much better heist movies out there.
Created: 03-28-2024
Inspiring and awesome
I didn't realize until the end credits that this was directed by Mel Gibson, LOL. That explained how it could be such a wholesome, anti-woke, incredible movie. It's batshit crazy at times, but based on real events that were probably even more crazy.
Created: 03-27-2024
Second season ruined it.
First season was pretty funny with nothing to overtly woke but the second season goes straight to black victimhood and white people rascist. Also all the humor goes right out the window with it. Pass on this one.
Created: 03-26-2024
Woke DEI Gen Z Nonsense
Checks every DEI box. Gay and lesbian characters. Mostly non white characters. All of the straight white males are betas or bad. The usual Hollywood version of 'strong feminist characters'. Acting is some good, some bad. The writing is terrible and mostly makes no sense. It's the typical gen z garbage. Go watch the originals instead. Even the 3rd one
is better than this.
Created: 03-25-2024
The usual British TV bollocks
This is nicely produced and acted but apparently having the protagonist be an Asian man wasn’t diverse enough so that character has been split into a group of five people two women, a black guy, and two white guys. The women are constantly besting every guy in the show and we are constantly reminded of how brilliant they are. The white guys are cast as hopeless losers (sorry Samwell Tarley but true) who are lucky to be in the company of their better friends. Thank you British television.
Created: 03-25-2024
It took my breath away
I found this claustrophobic thriller by asking a LLM what films are similar to Oxygen (Oxygène). Buried is one guy in a coffin, so not much room for woke. It nails the execution.
Created: 03-22-2024
White Privilege
My wife and I are watching season 1 of "Fire Country" and up to episode 13 titled "You Know Your Dragon Best" there were not any woke references but in this episode a few of the main character are on the side of the environmental protesters against the evil white real estate developer, they also mention climate change. This wasn't really enough to make us think the show was woke but it was rather annoying! Last night however we watched episode 18 "Off the Rails" and this episode took things to whole new level when a black firefighter (Jordan Calloway) was accused of arson (and later cleared) the firefighter's mother (Karen LeBlanc) tells the white female fire chief (Diane Farr) that her son doesn't have the same Privilege that she and her white son (Max Thieriot) has and just the accusation is enough to ruin his life (unlike a white person) and the white fire chief (Diane Farr) apologizes to the black mother (Karen LeBlanc).
Created: 03-22-2024
Prime video following Netflix steps
Prime video is becoming a low budget movies and series platform.
Created: 03-21-2024
We need a cringe-meter in addition to the wokeness-meter.
All I can say is, "just don't watch Drugstore June". If you'd like to go in looking for a liberal agenda's, DEI hires or whatnot, go ahead. Just know that, I guess unless you're under the age of 25, this film is terrible. I think it has YouTube celebrities? Anyhow, as a consenting adult, I find June's antics cringy, hard-to-watch, internet-y and just plain stupid. The millennial or zoomer equivalent of morning radio fart jokes. Go watch Matt Dillon in Drugstore Cowboy. That's a cool film.
Created: 03-20-2024
