wokernot's Reviews
Hilarious and Sad reflection of the COVID era
This movie nailed a lot of the lunacy surrounding the COVID pandemic response. There were moments where I laughed out loud, as this movie mostly makes light of how ridiculous things like mask requirements and distancing really are and were.
This movie is basically "Tropic Thunder" in the fact that a bunch of "b-list actors" are coming together for a crappy franchise film with a completely ridiculous premise and terrible story. They even manage to make fun of wokeness, as one of the characters keeps trying to rewrite the script to make the plot more "environmentally friendly" (save the beast creatures)
There were parts of the film where the progression sort of fell flat, I feel like they could have trimmed some of the scenes.
Overall, I am giving it a 3/5. It's a very watchable film and there are some hilarious moments
For wokeness, 1/5. While it trends on the side of mocking wokeness, it does contain some woke elements, such as "promiscuity being normal" and some "toxic masculinity" called out.
Created: 04-13-2022
Marry Me feels a little forced
The whole time I was watching this movie, I couldn't help but feel a sense that these characters just were not connecting. Like, almost no chemistry.
There were mild amounts of wokeness throughout the film, specifically hating on men and the traditional gender roles in relationships. It wasn't enough to ruin the movie, but there none the less.
Overall, I gave this film 3/5
Wokeness is 1/5
In the end, I was wishing that the relationship between the 2 of them was more "real feeling" and less forced. I never really got a sense that Cat Valdez was into the relationship.
Created: 03-29-2022
A gripping dark comedy thriller
This show is an amazing concept with a nearly flawless execution. It explores what it would be like if our work lives could be "severed" from our personal ones. In theory, this seems like a good idea. Keeping our work lives separate and therefor achieving the perfect work/life balance.
But what if you were depriving both of your personalities from both joy and sorrow. How does depriving ourselves of our identity turn ourselves into something different, for better or for worse?
This show explores these topics in a thrilling and gripping tale that will have you at the edge of your seat.
For wokeness, it does have displays of Gay attraction, but so far this seems like a tasteful presentation of the subject. There are no outright sex scenes (either hetero or homo), just the attraction between 2 of the main characters exemplified through some dialogue, light hand touching, and an "almost" kiss. I will give it a 1/5 for wokeness just because, why? I feel like every show has to say "gay" now, and really this story stands perfectly well on it's own without needing to make any statements. I don't feel that is overshadows or ruins the show as a whole, but viewers should be aware that it's present if they wish to avoid it.
5/5 Overall, because I love high concept story in the sci-fi genre, and this show does not dissapoint!
Created: 03-25-2022
Our generation's "Back to the Future"
I really enjoyed this film on a number of levels and could not detect any sort of wokeness. I highly recommend this movie, I think most people will thoroughly enjoy it.
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It had some great story elements that I think audiences will identify with. I particularly liked how the film portrays the image of fatherhood and motherhood. When that equal balance of a complete family is disrupted, how does that affect our upbringing? This film explores that "what if" when Adam gets a second chance to correct his own life.
It had elements that reminded me a lot of Back to the Future, many of the familiar tropes about interacting with your younger self and/or family and the dangers of affecting the timeline.
I struggled a bit with the villain in the film played by Catherine Keener. I was never really "afraid of her" as an viewer. I didn't get a sense that she ultimately became evil, more that she was just a lost soul, afraid. So It was hard to ever take her seriously as a threat.
Ryan Reynolds and Walker Scobell gave excellent performances as young & old Adam! I loved all the little details they added throughout, like how they even twirl their forks the same way when eating food.
I was moved by the scenes at the end of the film where Adam(s) got to reconnect and reconcile with their father. That moment made me tear up a bit.
In summary, I loved the movie. No Wokeness. 5/5 score from me!
Created: 03-15-2022
Great film overall, would recommend seeing
I enjoyed this film very much. The visual effects and story were 4/5.
There are a couple moments that led me to eye roll, namely when they end up in Ta Lo and their Aunty makes an anti-patriarchy statement about the women being treated equally and training right along with the men. It wasn't enough to ruin the film, but I didn't feel it was necessary to halt the plot just to make this point.
I'm glad that the father had a redeeming moment, rather than completely trashing his legacy.
In all, I would recommend this movie. It has a great plot and ties in nicely to the larger MCU.
Created: 03-12-2022
An important film
Given the recent events of Russia invading Ukraine, I sought to know more about the recent history of the nation. Several of my business contacts on LinkedIn recommended this film, and it was extremely enlightening!
It covers mostly the events of 2013-2014 leading up to Ukraine's revolution to overthrow their president, who was obviously in alignment with Vladimir Putin. The peaceful protests resulting in said president failing to sign Ukraine into the EU resulted in a major protest and uprising by the people.
The resulting reaction from their state government ultimately lead to an escalation of violence which resulted in innocent bloodshed and death. But the people never waivered, ultimately bringing about resignation of their president (who fled to Russia) and becoming a free nation.
It's easy to see why the resulting conflicts and turmoil since this uprising have percolated into a boil that has now ensnared their nation into war. This film will ultimately give insight into the plight of Ukraine and the utter passion it's people have for fighting to keep their freedom from oppressive regimes. I highly recommend seeing this film. I think it is one of the most important works we have to give context to the brutality we are seeing in Ukraine right now.
Created: 03-01-2022
Great family film
Encanto is a great film that stresses the importance of togetherness and family. As usual, Disney does a great job of executing on splendid looking animations and the artistry here is beautiful.
The music is excellent quality, tunes are catchy and have a good message. Our kids enjoyed the movie and are already singing and dancing along.
From what we can tell, there do not appear to be any blatantly woke statements. While some audiences might be more or less sensitive to "woke levels," my observation is that there were not any "gut punch" type of moments.
Created: 02-28-2022
Classic!
This film is simply a classic.. made in a time before wokeness even existed.
Quite frankly, this is a movie that everyone should be required to watch.. Mostly so they'll get my jokes when I quote the movie.
Created: 02-15-2022
Ok Movie - has a gay scene
The movie itself was a bit disjointed in some places, but overall it was an enjoyable watch.
I could have done without the gay dad kissing scene, so this movie gets a 1/5 wokeness rating from me. I don't think they needed to inject that into the plot, they could have just as easily made that part about a traditional family, but they just had to inject some wokeness. It wasn't enough to ruin the movie for me, but it was definitely a moment where I audibly said out loud "Come on, man!" in my best Joe Biden voice.
I do appreciate knowing the origin of celestials and how they are born, it was a fun part of the Marvel lore. I had a hard time sensing that the characters were really connected to one another; the relationships felt a little forced.
Created: 02-15-2022
