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Sigh...
Let's just review the cast...
The original Little Mermaid is already subversive (there are clear drag elements to Ursula and this deal, suggesting that Ariel is trying to pass as a woman, and cannot use "her" voice), meaning in some ways this is less woke in that scene, because they replaced the original Ursula with Melissa McCarthy. But since I can't stand her, that's not an improvement. Then there's redhead erasure again, race swapping her. I am pretty sure they added in the queen (probably destroying the original character's motivation, who was motherless, and thus had nobody to defend her against her father). Gender-swapping characters.
So yeah, in addition to making it woke, you also made it more dull than the original by pulling out all the original subtext of the Ursula scene.
Created: 06-23-2023
You Colonialist Pigs!
So when I watch a film, I give it the 15 minute test. That is, if within the first 15 minutes, I hate it, I have found that 90% of the time, I will hate the whole movie. I don't waste my time so that's it.
Within the first 15 minutes, they show the backstory of this ancient country. Okay, then... some punk kid talking about "colonialism" and I just feel like he's using words that no teenager would realistically use. It was preachy and uncomfortable, and just felt jarring to hear some teenager behave like a mouthpiece for all this.
Created: 06-23-2023
Some mention of climate change, and mild feminism
There was some implication of climate change, during the scene where they were checking the seismic vibrations and such. There was also a sense that the male father figure was more or less useless, and the tomboyish girl was automatically good at fighting ghosts.
It was watchable though. Nowhere near as bad as the all-girl one.
Created: 06-23-2023
Could of been great...but it's woke.
Good FX, sets, and cinematography. Too bad it's ruined by wokeness. Almost the entire cast is either black or female. The villain is of course a rich white man. Must have the mixed race lesbian couple forced in there. Apparently there are no white males in Louisiana either. And there's hardly any Swamp Thing in this, the main character seems to be the female CDC officer. The acting is not very good especially by the female lead who is horribly miscast. What's with the terrible southern redneck accents too, it's so out of place.
Created: 06-22-2023
Third wave feminist protagonist
The story is good, and the development is appropriate, but the protagonist is as woke as she can be without compromising the entire show. Every episode is worse than the former. Watchable, barely.
Created: 06-22-2023
Anti-Christian (specifically white Christians)
The villains are all white Christians (white Christianity itself is presented as inhumane and hypocritical). All Jewish characters are presented as accommodating and fun. All black characters are presented as perfect (wise, humble, joyous, dynamic, and compassionate).
Apart from that, if you like the idea of progressive Jewish women (director, scenarist, author) extolling the virtues of atheism, feminism, and children's sex ed with limited parental involvement, this movie is for you.
Created: 06-22-2023
Secret Invasion
So, Beto is a skrull, and chooses to wear the skin of a black man in Russia with a population of 0.04% Afro Russian people? He won't stand out. And you can't have Marvel without most of the power positions being occupied by girl-bosses. Oh, and wait till you see the skrulls frolicking around their hidden community; just another innocent minority race being suppressed by "the man." Did you notice how G'iah's boss ordered her around with animosity? Yep, you can't have a white superior who isn't a bad guy.
Created: 06-22-2023
Predictable Cliched Sports Drama
Woke aspect seems to be limited to the forced mixed race couple nonsense hollywood forces into everything. It's not even believable for an instant that Sandler and Latifah are a married couple, no chemistry whatsoever. The acting is fine and if you like sports movies or basketball you may enjoy this. In fact there is nothing really bad about it other than it is extremely predictable and follows the sports drama/light comedy playbook to the letter.
Created: 06-21-2023
Only watch if you enjoyed LOST before the last couple seasons...
It's one of those more questions than answers type shows like LOST was the first few seasons. I hope it doesn't drag on and we get the same type of terrible ending just to 'be done' with it. It's interesting enough to keep me wondering what will happen after each episode but unfortunately it has lesbian relationship at the end of season 1. It's not something that is harped on long with all the other crazy things going on, usually pretty easy to skip their scenes together and not miss much.
I didn't notice much else as far as 'Wokeness' goes but I think all races are represented well here and haven't noticed that being brought up as an issue or conflict in the show so far.
Created: 06-20-2023
Well made war movie
Good film making. Very suspenseful. Top performances from the two main characters.
Created: 06-20-2023
Woke but not preachy about it
The worst thing about the movie is that Chris Pine does essentially nothing but get people to help him and make plans. Everyone else is effective but him, but he is so charming and has a good motivation that makes it watchable and I don't feel like the film actively disrespects him.
Now in this film I don't think having a female barbarian who kicks ass is necessarily woke, as we aren't talking about established characters here its like if a group of friends made D&D characters, they would make these characters. Like if Michele Rodriguez made a D&D character that would 100% be her character. And speaking of her, in every other performance she is in, I think she is a bit much, but because this is the first time that I have seen where its a bit tounge in cheek and her persona gets jokes at her expense, I actually liked her quite a bit here.
The main villain kinda sucked. Her powers were intimidating but she looked like a strong breeze would blow her over. Hugh Grant wasn't bad, he did most of the heavy lifting for her.
Justice Smith, who I've seen in other things and found him to be a wooden AF actor, is okay here. They could have gotten someone better, but he could have been worse.
There is quite a few rule deviations in the game, and before you scream nerd, I think they would have heightened the tension a bit. For example Druids can not infinitely shape shift unless they are level 20. I doubt the druid character here is, yet she can. While the chase scene where she does is exciting, I think bringing the number down would have made it more tense. And Bards should have spells. As I said Chris Pine does very little here, and giving him a sword and a spell or two would have taken away my biggest criticism.
Created: 06-20-2023
