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[–] TheRaven@lemmy.ca 35 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The last one could just have just been review bombed because it was “woke” for casting a person of colour as the lead, or a woman.

[–] swayevenly@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Third one can be the opposite. Reviewers rating it on how unwoke(?) the movie is.

RedLetterMedia had a great bit on this.

[–] jonsnothere@beehaw.org 3 points 4 months ago

Yeah, in fact I think that's a majority of those cases. Vocal minority of reactionaries and/or fans disappointed that their expectations weren't met despite the product on its own being good