Woke Culture is Clueless Why Average Americans Do Not Like Woke Movies:
Woke-infected minds think all MAGA followers or everyday average Americans are just simply racist, and against women being leaders.
Little do they realize that most Trump voters do not have a problem with films that have a strong female or black man as the protagonist, but it has to do with proper and good storytelling from honoring established storylines instead of pushing a modern-day Ideology they would prefer not to swallow. This ideology is that the white man is bad, and they are all racist, and women are on the same level as men physically. The Woke ideology including DEI goes even further than that, which enters into the realm of what Lot had to face when he was pulled out of his home by two angels.
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The article above criticizes MAGA supporters in that they unjustly attack Disney's recent woke entertainment.
The author in the article (Bill Addis) above basically states that from the MAGA supporter's perspectives,
…the actress in the new Snow White film was not white enough (they muse).
But this is not the real reason why MAGA supporters do not like this new Snow White movie.
First, the lead actress (Rachel Zegler) playing the role of Snow White in this new Snow White film stated,
"May Trump supporters and Trump voters and Trump himself never know peace".
Many have interpreted this statement by the actress as a direct attack on a substantial segment of the American population.
Hence, why it rubbed many MAGA supporters (or patriotic Americans) the wrong way.
Second, another major reason why Trump supporters do not like this new Snow White film is because it does not honor the original film but instead pushes the Woke agenda.
Personally, I never liked the original Snow White cartoon movie.
Nevertheless, I do understand that there are fans of this film.
The new movie fundamentally transforms the prince's character by:
- Removing the traditional "true love's kiss" rescue scenario
- Eliminating the romantic storyline as the primary plot driver
- Shifting focus from romantic rescue to Snow White's personal empowerment
Zegler highlighted this change by noting that Snow White is "not going to be dreaming about true love" but instead "dreaming about becoming the leader she knows she can be. Now, MAGA supporters do not have problems with other stories with strong female leads. Wonder Woman did really well at the box office, and I am sure many of them were Trump voters. The problem is changing an already established story that many people love and then changing it to push an ideology that everything must be re-imagined to make it woke or focused on diversity or DEI. Most people don't want this kind of message shoved in their faces.
The article also highlights the upcoming Captain America sequel, featuring Falcon (Steve Rogers' trusted sidekick, who is Black) stepping into the role of Captain America. The article of course criticizes MAGA supporters in their expected rejection of this movie. No doubt, they most likely think all MAGA supporters are just simply racist when this is not the case. One, this type of storyline has never hit off well in comic book sales. Fans of the Captain America series do not really see Falcon as Captain America. They will always think Cap is Steve Rodgers, who is a white male Protestant Christian. The new Cap film is pushing the DEI agenda. Instead of going with an established storyline that Captain America fans love, Disney decides to push the woke agenda. Yes, I know Falcon was given the shield to be Cap back in the Avengers (which is not a problem because it was a minor scene), but to do a movie on this character is not smart financially, and nor would it please many Cap fans. They will just see this new Cap film as some kind of ideological agenda from the Left. Even worse, the character of the United States president in this film (Harrison Ford) turns into a monster (i.e., the Red Hulk). This seems symbolic or representative of Trump. Some have even made cartoons of Trump as the Hulk before this film was ever imagined. I am sure it was not a coincidence that the Woke creators were thinking this when writing the script. They think "orange man" is bad. Yet, they never bother to get out of their echo chamber and investigate the reality of things outside of the View on MSNBC and or other Left-wing media outlets. Therefore, they see Trump as the Hulk or Hitler.
Again, this is not to say that comic books and their film adaptations have not done well with strong black leads. Black Panther sold well in the comic book industry and did well as a film in theaters. The problem is not a strong female lead or a strong black protagonist. The problem is when you change an established story whereby it is not natural and it actually ruins what the original story or storyline was about. Yes, I know Green Lantern later featured a black Green Lantern and it did well. But this is a character whereby it is the passing of a power ring, and not something like Captain America who symbolizes America, and whose character is tied to the 1940s. It would be like having a black or Asian man playing Superman in an upcoming movie. However, such an approach would destroy the picture of what fans believe Superman should be. Again, I think changing minor Marvel characters to be black is fine. This worked with Samuel Jackson playing Nick Fury in the Avengers films (Which was established in the comics ahead of time). My top two favorite TV shows of all time in the past were Alias and Deep Space Nine. Alias had a strong female lead, and DS9 had strong black lead. I was in total acceptance of this. They were great characters and these shows had some of the best storylines around. The point here is that fans can see when an agenda is being pushed and most often natural good storytelling also suffers as a result, as well. The story is sacrificed upon the altar of DEI. There should be no DEI junk. We are all Americans or we all bleed red. Folks who have no appreciation of these stories or characters and have 100% sold out to the Woke agenda will in most cases, not understand this. They either forgot what good movies were or they never truly experienced them, or they sold out to an agenda that has warped their common sense and natural taste for normal and good art. They do not understand that regular people do not want woke stuff pushed in their faces. They do not understand that they are the new kids on the block and they are the ones who are seeking to tear down normalcy that has existed for many decades here in America.
While I have given up watching Marvel movies, Alias, and DS9 to follow Christ, I do think good stories can help people.
But when the story is changed to push an ideology that many reject, it just doesn't make any sense.
Who is the intended audience?
Side Note:
While this is not related to the film industry, it does relate to the topic involving DEI.
Jaguar's new car advertisement has gone totally woke, and it has faced heavy criticism.
There is not even a car in the advertisement!
Yet, Jaguar decides to double down and attack such criticism calling people hateful.
Well, even Jesus criticized others heavily. It doesn't mean He was hateful.
Does Jaguar not want to sell cars? Or are they more interested in pushing the DEI agenda that many people don't want?
