Online criticism
I have noticed quite a lot of comments on this board about the casting of this movie. The prequel is set in New York in the present day. What is so strange about having the focus shift onto a black woman as the lead. New York after all is a multi cultural, multi ethnic city. That does not make the film 'woke'. That term has been so abused by people who resent the changes that have come about in popular culture.
Aliens proved that a science fiction can have a female lead. I have strong suspicion that some of the critics object to the casting of a black actress, even a talented Oscar Winning like Luptia Nyong'o.