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RE: The film is manufactured MEGA Wokeism . . .

Posted by pbarach on January 4, 2026 at 14:59:20:
Your comment says nothing about the movie (except Benicio del Toro). You have an opinion about the politics that you think the movie is about, but you're saying nothing about the movie.
Here are a couple of facts about the movie that go beyond the story and what you think of as its politics:
--The director used VistaVision film, an older widescreen format in which the cameras run the film horizontally instead of vertically in order to get a sharper, more detailed image. The effect was probably lost on those of us who watched the show on TV (and it lost a fortune at the box office).
--The composer had a repetitive, minimalist single-note-at-a-time piano theme, almost unnoticeable, during the first part of the movie. As the action increased, this theme also became louder, fast, and added more instruments. This was a subtle, almost subliminal way to increase the tension as the pace of the movie increased.
Have you read any good film criticism? There's a lot out there: Pauline Kael, Andrew Sarris, even Roger Ebert. These people knew how to write about a MOVIE without making their own political opinions the center of attention.