The White Boy Saved Us All Again in Gladiator II
A direct fall into the white savior narrative

The lives of Mexico City’s nightclub bouncers — what they see, what they hide, and what no one dares to ask.
A direct fall into the white savior narrative
Where we leave the characters is in such a peaceful and optimistic place. It feels well-earned to ensure everyone gets their own specially-crafted happy ending.
"His Girl Friday" set the bar for romcoms and gave us a feminist heroine before feminism was cool.
As this critic continues to look back at some of this Summer's films I have taken in, I would be remiss if I didn't mention one of the most overall unsettling trends in Hollywood over the last several years.....sequels, reboots, and remakes. Look, I am all for seeing more than one film for certain originals that made a splash, ie: "Jurassic Park", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Transformers", etc.
In Saudi Arabia, a little girl (Wadjda) is told she can't have a bike because she's a girl. Wadjda struggles to obtain a bicycle to race her friend, Abdullah, due to the gender inequality and cultural norms of Saudi Arabia.