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White men are depicted as either bad or mindless robots. It takes a cloned female mind to make the mindless white male robot better. This show’s creator let overboard diversity quotas guide their hiring practice, along with minorities superiority complex agendas.

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Not woke at all.

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This is much like Wandering Earth II in that it is Communist propaganda in a sci-fi blockbuster wrapper. The wokeness is just pro-Communism bits.

There is less Communist propaganda here than in II, but at one point it's not at all subtle: a character remarks how odd it was that past generations were obsessed with this thing called "money", rather than everyone selflessly working for the State for a common cause.

The theme about the Sun expanding is obviously an analogy to global warming. Communism seeks a raison d'etre, such as Mankind facing an existential threat from global warming.

The 2,500 year plan to save the Earth is also a self-nod to the Chinese government. The American government, even in its best long gone days, is utterly incapable of such long term planning.

The movie is action-packed, but in a bad, chaotic way. Maybe no worse than Hollywood action blockbusters, but also no better.

You can watch the movies in either order, since II is a prequel to this one. However, neither movie deserves your time.

A cringey movie that kicked off a great series

I've always thought the Stargate movie was meh, though the TV series Stargate SG-1 was great. I just rewatched the movie, and yeah, FYI it's still meh.

Perhaps the difference is that the movie takes itself seriously, which clashes with the silly content, whereas the TV series has a sense of humor.

There is no woke. The team that goes through the stargate is all male! Even SG-1 did not dare to do that. One of the main female characters is a gift to Daniel, so there is no Affirmative Action for women in this film.

There is a false religion, but it is shown as false. It is a standard science fiction trope, not an attack on Christianity.

DEI Hires Everywhere

Terrible remake. Gay couple for no reason that is shown half naked in bed as much as possible. No straight white men anywhere. All but one of the cenobites are now female for some reason. Actors that play them are DEI hires, 1 black, 1 asian, 1 'non-binary" nonsense. While pinhead is described as 'modified to the point of appearing genderless" in the original books he is also referred to as the Hell Priest not Priestess clearly implying male so the casting is obviously gender swapping. The new pinhead has no presence and isn't menacing or terrifying at all. Story doesn't hold to the original either and is heavily butchered. None of the characters are likable at all. The fx somehow look cheap and fake and the original 1987 film looked better. Only watch this if you are curious and a huge hellraiser fan that just has to see them all otherwise pass.

Painfully Unfunny.

A group of 4 obnoxious annoying Asian female friends being racist and sexist while pretending everyone else is racist especially white people. Nothing about this is funny. It just tries to be as shocking and crude as possible. These are some of the worst people you can imagine. Was hoping there group would just get hit by a bus and the movie would end. Pass!!

Anti-White Woke

White role reversal. Violent drug dealer is white. 2 thieves that steal from him are white. Incompetent cop is white. Older racist white man is a complete idiot who starts shouting and jumping around that he won a 156 million dollar lottery at night in a rundown convenience store. Moron police officer opens fire while a civilian with his back turned is clearly in the line of fire. The white drug dealer does his best ghetto slang sound like black as possible while the black couple and brown store owner speak perfect English and are well dressed and friendly. Pass!

Maximum improbability

The maximum improbability drive was employed in this mini-series to pull your heartstrings. Aside from being implausible, it's quite enjoyable. Supposedly, the book is better, but I have not read it.

There is a black museum worker, apparently #2 in charge. For WWII era France, I doubt that would be the case.

A few things to keep in mind before this season premieres in Jan 2024

The following only applies to season 4

The season is written and directed by Issa López, who is a bisexual woman and a vocal advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and representation in the media34.

The season explores the themes of identity, trauma, and belonging in relation to the LGBTQ+ community, especially in a remote and conservative environment like Alaska. The show also features some LGBTQ+ supporting characters, such as Carol (Jenna Kanell), a queer and gender non-conforming support group member, and Dr. Alice Walker (Fiona Shaw), a transgender psychologist1 .
The season also tackles the issue of violence and discrimination against LGBTQ+ people, especially Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, who face higher rates of hate crimes, sexual assault, and murder in Alaska and other parts of the US . The show aims to raise awareness and empathy for the struggles and resilience of the LGBTQ+ community in the Arctic.

No Woke But Boring

I didn't notice any woke. Good acting but really boring. Listed as a comedy romance but there's no comedy. It's just 2 people arguing in an airport the entire time and the dialogue is just boring and uninteresting. Meg Ryan is almost unrecognizable here and looks like maybe too much plastic surgery gone wrong. If I didn't know that was her I would have never guessed. Maybe if you really like one of the actors you might enjoy this more.

Woke Christmas Horror

Small town America with Dei hires galore and barely any white people. Everyone in this is gay or lesbian. White grandpa with a black Niece. The orange spray tan white male evil real estate mogul. Wonder who that's supposed to be. Killers outfit is all white robe and hooded in a not so subtle way. Kills are bad, acting is average at best, story is boring and and most of the cast are annoying gen z idiots. Probably who this is aimed at anyway. Pass!

Horrible Christmas Movie

I couldn't watch this more than about 20 min so it might get more woke further in but only thing I noticed was the Diversity casting of the black family lead with a evil white male boss. Acting is horrible all around. The writing is terrible. Genie pops out of the box after 2000 years and doesn't know anything about modern times but is speaking modern slang. Husband has to work late at his job and misses his daughters birthday so his wife leaves him! WTF! Even McCarthy who is usually good for at least some entertainment seems bored and completely uninterested in this. Pass on this holiday movie.