The story follows Bulan, a trainer in the Indonesian special forces who infiltrates a human trafficking syndicate to find her younger sister, Melati, who has been deceived and brought to Malaysia to become a holiday girl. Bulan meets Haris, a caring e-hailing driver who is willing to help Bulan recover her sister from the clutches of a pimp, Agus, and his boss, Ricky. Ricky instructs Tony, a hired killer, to eliminate Bulan and Haris.
"Warrior" is a Bruce Lee written and inspired story that follows a diverse cast of Chinese American characters and does a terrific job of setting the story in 1878 San Francisco - all without pulling their punches with the systemic racism, discrimination, and struggle for power that old and young immigrants that crossed the country at that time had to go through.
Documented human suffering is never easy to view or read about and is understandably triggering for many people, but it can be educational, and education is a key to change. An overwhelming amount queer people worldwide (and in my own country) have it far worse than I could imagine, and documentaries such as Welcome to Chechnya bring issues to light that certain groups of people would never see.
Tarantino's alternative history of the 1960's uncritically repeats the era's sexist and racist stereotypes.
Eventually, “Hobbs and Shaw” introduces us to a Samoan community. Clearly, Johnson’s Samoan roots are on display. Quite frankly, I found this section of the film very intriguing. The “Fast and Furious” franchise has a solid track record in the diversity department
As a cultural touchstone, Jaws has launched a thousand parodies, tributes, and memorable quotes.
This animated Christmas movie is based on the classic novel of the same name.
