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Screenplay writers sometimes actually read the book.

This is so close to the book that it's not really worth splitting hairs on the differences. Lee Childs is far from my favorite author but, overall, I like his character, Reacher. It's nice to see that they completely departed from the Reacher-in-name-only disaster by Tom Cruise. The casting is perfect. As far as Woke goes, I noticed none. Good series are few and far between so savor them when the do come around. Enjoy. SEASON TWO UPDATE: What a let down! This series is taking a massive tumble down into woke valley and lazy screenplay writing. I hope they pull up in time for season three. I've read all the books that these series are based on. The first season was reasonably close. Most of the wokeness is from the idea that a woman can be trained in hand-to-hand combat to the point where she can defeat a trained man. I hope parents are smart enough to teach their daughters to know better.

So far, so good

I've only watched the first few episodes but this is turning out to be one of those shows where I really look forward to the next episode dropping. There's no Woke agenda that I've noticed. Sly plays the part perfectly.
Update:
I love the show. I can do that because I can account for the unrealistic, forced situations. It's entertainment. I never noticed any woke agenda. The worst thing I can say about it: There's only 9 episodes!
It is another one of those "root for the bad guy" scenarios like Sons of Anarchy or The Sopranos so if that bothers you, maybe you should pass on this one. The plot keeps setting up impossible situations and the protagonist keeps getting out of it by being Sly. (double entendre intended)

Wokeness for children

There is a part that Chole Grace's character says something like: "I'll catch It, him, her? I don't wanna be gender biased and blah blah blah..."
After that I could not watch any longer.

Nobody does it better…

The great Bob Odenkirk makes this action movie very entertaining viewing with his usual mix of everyman charm and dry humour. How come so many other action stars get sucked into woke roles in woke movies when folk like Bob manage to stick to their principles?

What a surprise!

Initially I had no expectations for this; watched it because of a reviewer and it was very fun. Kickass action, funny humor, not a trace of woke. Recommended if you like John Wick/Dirty Harry type movies.

Come for david harbour, stay for leguizamo, leave wanting more

I would give this a woke free, but the only thing relatively woke in it is an interracial couple. It is not mentioned at all nor is the classic black people are oppressed undertone that comes with it. 5/5 my favorite christmas movie ever.

One of my favorites

I can't understand this movie getting any less than rave reviews. Watch it for yourself. It's got some action and a good story line but the main strength of the movie is friendship, loyalty, deception and greed.

Crap

Do not take your kids to this crap. I walked out with my daughter.

Yes, this is woke!

I can't believe people say this isn't woke?! The identities of the people tell you EVERYTHING. Main character: Black, divorced her black husband to become a lesbian with a Chinese deaf woman! Not woke!??!?! The woman DEMANDS her son speak in sign language. Then the only white people in the film are 1) MORONS 2) Evil pieces of crap. The story isn't woke, it's just bad. But the casting will tell you in every scene who will do something good, bad, brave, or evil just based on skin color.

This is a terrific movie. It deftly handles the relationship between the Jonathan Majors character and his fellow pilots. It's a true brotherhood and everyone has each other's backs. Yes the movie goes out of its way to illustrate the pains the Majors character has endured as a black aviator in 1950. But whereas similar movies use a sledgehammer to detail such injustices, Devotion balances these instances by clearly showing Majors' affection and respect for his white counterparts. It goes a long way towards making you care about Majors and the other characters and their plight.

I saw that another rater called this super woke. That's disappointing because it's not even a little woke. Interracial couples? Yeah, so. Are they all male/female? Yes! And the main male/female relationship at the movie's core is rock solid with the two leads 100% dedicated to family. Traditional morality is present throughout. This is a perfectly acceptable movie to throw on for the kids.

Useful, with light cringe

It's good to examine big pharma and criticise society's increasing dependency on drugs on a daily basis, and this documentary, while making plenty of excuses for it, does try to examine the negative side-effects of doing so.
It has a very strange color correction problem - everything is a pervasive pink hue. I wonder if it's by design, or the editor has some kind of problem where everything looks green to him?
Anyway.

The woke is subtle, but palatable.
It comes in the form of forced representation. Gays interviewed because "visibility," right? Of course a lecture on how black people are oppressed by the system. How women are the only people who can be doctors because, fuck white men, right?
There are even edits which prominently feature "Hillary for President" in background props.

That stuff is pretty hard to ignore, and once you notice it, it distracts from the messaging and makes the rest of the film suspect.
But if you can make it into a drinking game and some kind of "Guess who the director voted for!" bingo, it's informative somewhat.