Solid Alien entry let down by woke and misguided fan-service

No, I don’t pander to ADHD retards.

Read it or GTFO.

Excellent, another woke bitch salty that your stupid, insane, evil cult has been called out again.

I struggled to not fry some IQ points reading original author's post in ful

Why are you assuming that a futuristic world on a planet that is not Earth follows the same structure as Earth?

But also, you said that they are not criminals.

That’s a great overview of the woke, thanks for sharing.

The reviewer is insane for granting it only 1% woke, dude can’t do his job.

Here’s John Logan’s full comment which sets the record straight:

99% based?

I am worried that the woke propaganda has reached a level of proficiency that it escapes the radar of reviewers, in this case of James’ (nice new picture by the way). Or perhaps James is more liberal than I am. I prefer not to consider the third alternative right now for the sake of maintaining hope.

Here are some woke/propaganda elements that annoyed the hell out of me after going to the movie blindly after seeing the ‘Based’ rating on WioW (which I can no longer trust so blindly after this incident):

[Spoilers below]

– DEI cast: Two leads: one is (body-positive?) female, the other is intellectually-challenged black. (Intersectionality checkboxes: female, black, disabled, and possibly body positive).

– DEI cast: 3 females, one of whom is potentially a non-heterosexual Asian with nearly shaven head, and the other one… Latino (?). A black android who is initially mentally limited who then becomes the most intelligent character. (Additional intersectionality checkboxes: gender (subtle), latino (?))

– Mary Sue lead with no depth of character, reminiscent of the girl-boss of Disney StarWars (with only a faint imitation of Sigourney Weaver’s depth of character and gravitas).

– White guys are either evil or weak (and insufferable)

– Posthumous subversion of Ian Holm—one of the most beloved characters (i.e., Bilbo in the ‘racist’ Lord of the Rings) has been digitally cast as an (old) evil white male. Very likely intended as raising the woke flag, symbolizing even death cannot prevent them from conquering an iconic character/actor/symbol/perceived enemy.

– A clumsy propaganda scene features a digital Ian Holm saying something along the lines of “The colonies were established through your labor; now we ‘humbly’ seek your assistance”—a reference to colonialism followed by some sort of apologetic plea.

– Magical black guy trope (e.g., see the 2024 movie “The American Society of Magical Negroes”) and a character arc based on overcoming it: The black android’s ‘prime directive’ is to make the Mary Sue happy. Then this evolved into competing the mission/serving the company, and finally, into doing ‘what is good for us’.

– The black android becomes the strongest and smartest character due to changing his previously limiting and oppressive slave mindset (i.e., his chip).

– Subliminal messaging: Many shots of the black android from below after he transcends his slavery to the Mary Sue. E.g., he is on high ground and looks down on the white male and female.

– Subliminal messaging: White guy kneels in front of the black android; it’s contorted—that is, this trope is plugged in without naturally blending into the story (also see, eg., Mandalorian); kneeling in that situation can hardly be justified, if at all.

On the other hand, the character arc of the black android is notable. Initially, he is a slave to Mary Sue, then to the corporation, and eventually, he begins to consider his own self-interest. Changing the chip in his head serves as a strong metaphor for altering a submissive mindset, leading to a more confident, successful, and respected individual. However, true freedom requires also shedding this overly logical mindset and reaching a compromise between compassion/altruism/submission and self-interest. If this was incorporated without the propaganda elements shoved down the throats of the audience, it would have been a good, memorable character arc and a much stronger role model.

And regardless of the propaganda elements, it is a bad movie that is merely a poor, soulless imitation of the Scott/Weaver’s Alien that feels like a teenage horror flick. This is also due to the ages of characters; there doesn’t seem to be a single adult in the movie except for the CGI-resurrected Ian Holm.

Thanks for reading. As a note: I understand why WioW has audience ratings and I appreciate it. However, to get a meaningful sample, one must wait at least a week or so until enough people have seen the movie and given Disney/20CFox a substantial amount of money to fuel their further propaganda.

Disclaimer: I do not read the reviews on WioW beyond the Woke Elements section. (If I didn’t see the movie, I don’t want to spoil it, and if I have already seen the movie, I don’t feel the need to read the script.)

Was that practical or AI/CGI effects? There was a potent uncanny-valley I couldnt get past while watching his face.