Think for yourself's Reviews
Anything by Disney these days is woke
The race-swapping trend is what made this film famous (or infamous)
Created: 09-21-2023
Has some feminist tropes; demonizes opponents of mass migration.
This is a highly-produced fantasy romance in which a homely scholarly spinster discovers a genie in the bottle and finally wishes for a great romance with him. He happens to be a large black man. There are a couple of characters in the film who are supposed to represent bigoted Britons opposing "ethnics."
In reality, opposition to mass migration from countries like Pakistan and Syria makes sense if one is aware of the negative long-term consequences, such as more crime, terrorism, and barbaric practices such as honour killings and FGM (see Douglas Murray's The Strange Death of Europe). Western Europe is worth preserving. If not, by the end of the 21st century it will be entirely replaced. The movie very typically misrepresents this position as bigoted and racist.
There is also some undercurrents of feminism in it. There is an intellectually gifted woman trapped in a polygamous marriage who makes DaVinci-esque inventions (highly improbable) but never wishes for freedom. There is a slave girl in the Ottoman Empire who foolishly wishes to consummate her love with a local Sultan's son. The message seems to be that women are foolish to get involved with men or accept their terms.
It's all well done. The costumes and stories are excellent but the feminist undertone mars it. The protagonist's wish for romance is where the movie goes downhill. The first half is worth watching but the latter half drags on. The ending is disappointing.
The only thing lacking to make it 100% woke is an LBGTQ subliminal promotion.
Created: 09-21-2023
not woke - just normal people
It's a formulaic murder mystery slash comedy. Quite entertaining. While I have only watched the first three seasons, and don't know what comes after, it seems quite normal.
It's supposed to be set in San Francisco, but we don't see any of the drug addicts or homelessness and filth on the street that SF is now famous for.
Created: 09-02-2023
Horrible person, horrible show
What did it for me was when I heard that Stern sided with Big Pharma against humanity. He blamed so-called ``anti-vaxxers`` - but history has vindicated those who were skeptical. The mRNA injections were not safe and did not prevent transmission, as claimed. Stern is disgusting.
Created: 08-30-2023
Extremely violent and a bit ridiculous
It`s a far cry from the original Spartacus with Kirk Douglas, which is a great film, based on a real historical event. This one, like the tv series Rome, goes back and forth between explicit sex scenes and extreme gory violence, and there is always a lot of swearing. There is a gay romance in it, which is pretty woke.
Created: 08-30-2023
Feminist vibe
Also, Hanoi Jane.
Created: 08-30-2023
Not woke
Fun cartoon from the 70s long before wokeness.
Created: 08-30-2023
Deadpool is ``pansexual``
Apparently, Deadpool 2, is more explicit about the LBGTQ thing, with actual gay characters in it. The Deadpool character himself, in the original, is `pansexual`- which is a way of saying bisexual. The writers confirmed that. This is as woke as it gets.
Created: 08-30-2023
Historically inaccurate
Africans were among the slave traders. In fact, the historical characters the protagonists is based on -- the Dahomey -- were slave traders! It`s also an example of the implausible girl power trope that Hollywood never seems to tire of.
Created: 08-30-2023
Jenny is the villain
Jenny and the Leftist hippies are the bad guys in this. It`s a conservative movie. I don`t see any wokeness in it, though reading the other reviews I`ll admit they have some good points.
Created: 08-30-2023
