Eh...only in the sense that there is an unavoidable Irony in attempting to critique the culture of self and excess in something as loud, bombastic, and inflated as an American Superhero tentpole film. I think that criticism is unfair but it certainly shows the limitations of the medium.
Eh. It’s vague to the point of being inoffensive, but there’s definitely a message the movie tries to sell. The theory that you can’t “cheat” to win and have it mean something is established at the start.
But the message gets lost in all the nostalgia and pablum. In the end, all I real know is that using a magic wishing rock to get things is bad.
Sure, but that's the point: the messaging for these movies is kept just vague and universal enough that you can kinda read whatever you want into it. Remember: every ideology that's ever existed fights for "freedom". Defining "freedom" is the tricky part.
"A world built on lies cannot last" is a decent theme/moral for a movie...and it gives you a wide berth on how to define truth and lies.
Sidenote: there's a lot to criticize this movie for but I fucking love that the villain in this movie is a magic rock because it ties into the idea of crystals, faith healing, and self help culture.
Sidenote: there’s a lot to criticize this movie for but I fucking love that the villain in this movie is a magic rock because it ties into the idea of crystals, faith healing, and self help culture.
I'd missed that reference. Definitely an 80s vibe, though.
Eh...only in the sense that there is an unavoidable Irony in attempting to critique the culture of self and excess in something as loud, bombastic, and inflated as an American Superhero tentpole film. I think that criticism is unfair but it certainly shows the limitations of the medium.
Sure, but that's the point: the messaging for these movies is kept just vague and universal enough that you can kinda read whatever you want into it. Remember: every ideology that's ever existed fights for "freedom". Defining "freedom" is the tricky part.
"A world built on lies cannot last" is a decent theme/moral for a movie...and it gives you a wide berth on how to define truth and lies.
Sidenote: there's a lot to criticize this movie for but I fucking love that the villain in this movie is a magic rock because it ties into the idea of crystals, faith healing, and self help culture.
I'd missed that reference. Definitely an 80s vibe, though.