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Just a Smattering of Wokeness
Bullet Train was directed by David Leitch, who also helmed Deadpool 2. This movie feels a lot like that one--with a pinch of Kill Bill. It's a hyper-stylized, ultraviolent action-comedy, which I enjoyed watching. Only a small handful of wokeisms sprinkled in cost this movie a 0/5 rating. THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES CONTAIN DIRECT QUOTES FROM THE MOVIE, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY SPOIL ANYTHING. There was this exchange between characters:
LADYBUG: "God hates me."
MARIA: "No, She doesn't."
A character named Lemon (played by Brian Tyree Henry) had these two lines at different points in the film:
"You look like every white homeless man I've ever seen."
"I get captivated by white-girl tears."
Finally, one male character apologizes to a female character who just tried to kill him. He scolds himself mid-sentence, saying "I'm mansplaining, I'm mansplaining again. I'm sorry."
If these transgressions (and an endless amount of cartoonish violence) don't bother you, you should be fine to watch Bullet Train. I found it to be a good time and only a few unnecessary lines away from being "woke free."
Created: 11-05-2022
No woke, no laughs
The days of Seinfeld are long gone. Bad scripting, bad acting, incoherent motivation, and everything that can go wrong with editing has happened in this train wreck of a story. Who the heck green-lit this crap?
Reviews aside, though, there's at least minimal woke. Unnecessary side conversations about gender and race. But other than that it's not offensive. Even those conversations aren't offensive. Just unfunny.
Created: 11-04-2022
Fun, no-woke, ghosties
A kind of re-imagining of Men In Black, this one has our ragtag duo rounding up dead people instead of aliens. Surprisingly, no woke, no forced diversity casting, no sex, no gay, no politics. While it's kind of corny and goofy, there will be nothing to taint your popcorn.
Created: 11-04-2022
Trying hard to link an unrelated crime to "Trumpists"
A girl vanished in the Vatican City in 1983, and when they roll out the suspects, they are sure to label them as "controversial," followed by "Trumpist," "Covid-denier" and the lot. Since it's a documentary there's no woke involved in casting, but they sure are heavy on the right-wing bashing, not a mention of the other side, even when appropriate (such as references to the members of the KGB). So the producers, and of course Netflix, are showing their seething, slimy, smearing colors and painting TDS on their foreheads nonetheless.
Created: 11-04-2022
As funny as the first one. Woke free!
If you liked the first one (21 Jump Street), you'll like this second part. Funny and entertaining movie. No more, no less.
Not wokeness detected.
Created: 11-03-2022
Almost Completely Non-Woke
Clue (1985) is among my favorite films, and I'm always on the hunt for something similar. I was very excited for Knives Out (2019) and found a lot to enjoy there, but ultimately I found it too political and agenda-driven to finish. Maybe one day. See How They Run (2022) strikes the tone I was looking for, without turning me off with wokeness. It is a meta, whodunit comedy featuring great characters, a fun story, and a terrific ensemble performance (led by Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, and Adrien Brody). Sure, I found it a bit predictable, but the movie is so self-aware, I think that might be a bit by design. If you like murder mystery-comedy that won't hit you over the head with the usual Hollywood messaging, I highly recommend this. One of the best times I've had watching a new film in quite awhile.
Now for the real business at hand. Let me start by stating that I am incredibly strict with evaluating cinematic wokeness. We have been so saturated with it for so long, that I have practically no tolerance for it. Many people would give this movie a wokeness score of 0/5, and I wouldn't argue with that. In fact, I'm tempted to do that myself. So, why a 1/5 from me? We all have a different threshold for this type of stuff, and I'd rather people decide I was too harsh in my review than that I failed to warn them of something. In the case of See How They Run, nothing bothered me enough to ruin my experience. There were multiple interracial couples depicted, which seemed forced for a movie set in 1953 England. Still, race was never mentioned, so it wasn't a problem for me. No direct preaching. There was an implied homosexual relationship (also interracial), but never plainly addressed or focused upon. In fact, a gay couple (half of which was a playright working in show business) likely would've been hush-hush back then, so it made sense. Saoirse Ronan's character (who I really like), is a female police officer, which briefly comes into play just a couple of times. Early on, the commissioner assigns her to the murder case (under Sam Rockwell's Inspector) because he's trying to further his career by painting himself as a "modernizer," having publicly claimed that "women are the future of the force." Later in the film, he takes her up on an offer to make him tea (after cautioning her that this is no way for her to be taken seriously as a police officer). None of this is played up or taken seriously, though, and it won't bother most viewers. The only part of the film that really bugged me was what I deemed a subtle swipe at American police. Adrien Brody's American character asks how English cops kill the bad guys if they don't carry guns, and he's told, "They don't. They ask them to stop in the name of the law." That may not be perceived as a knock by some--especially in a comedy--but I'm very sensitive to Hollywood's constant contempt for police. But, that's it. All in all, this movie can be enjoyed without having to endure the usual nonsense. I, myself, will keep this movie in rotation. I just wanted to be as thorough (and longwinded) as possible to inform others.
Created: 11-02-2022
Typical BBC woke af.
Within the first five minutes of the series we start with poor poor POC being picked on by a drunk whitey, the phrase “toxic masculinity” and “women fighting back” thrown around unironically.
Thankfully, the story is lead by a “case” storyline which is in itself somewhat interesting. But they’re mostly involving emasculating characters and woke issues. Most of the characters are bossy, manipulating women, except for the lead professor in prison and the poor dude being kicked around by the bitches who surround him.
Although the story gets fascinating afterwards, the heavily unlikeable, chubby, rude bimbo reporter in question drops in later on, and is only enjoyable because you learn to root for her death as the story proceeds. She just never dies.
The theme song is great… until you’ve heard it repeated 15 times.
It had potential, but the BBC is really good at infusing so much woke into a program that it overwhelms the fun.
Nah.
Created: 11-02-2022
Good old bank robber western
The film gives the characters plenty of time to develop, and the story goes on with a camaraderie that holds well. Well-paced and generally well scripted. No woke, no politics, no forced casting, no emasculation. Good old cops and robbers.
Created: 11-02-2022
No woke, just creepy people
A continuation of the "I am a Killer" series from Netflix, this season interviews a number of people incarcerated for stalking. It's interesting to see which cases seem sympathetic only to discover the horrific escalation, which cases are just sad, and which ones are unrepentant.
There is a lesbian inmate interviewed, but it's not for the sake of promoting any agenda or politics. It's relevant to her stalking, too. So it doesn't fall in any of the woke criteria.
Created: 11-02-2022
Way back before woke was invented
Almost a caricature of old-timey films, this James Stewart film features super analog tricks, a corny and simple script, but a fun premise and some remarkable acting by Doris Day. Not a shred of woke in sight!
Created: 11-02-2022
Good old love story
For people who love literary stories with lots of obscure references and fancy academic terms, this love story is for you. It starts out somewhat goofy, but balances out well throughout. There are references to characters that glorify communism, but they're passed off as jokes, so even what would be an unbearable character today comes off as cute and sassy. Otherwise no political jokes, no forced diversity, no LGBT stuff, no pedophilia, no woke.
Created: 11-02-2022
Based on a real and ingenious heist. Not woke.
The script is captivating and the acting is good. It is not excellent but it is very good; with suspenseful and funny moments too.
Based on a real heist - that took place in Argentina in 2005.
No wokeness.
Created: 10-31-2022
