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

Carley is determined to get through her list of abandoned resolutions from last year and enlists the help of coworker Wyatt.
A direct fall into the white savior narrative
The movie opens with an empty house, cameras pan around from the perspective of what viewers are confused about at first, but turns out to be a spirit living in the home.
Ultra-violent storytelling has never been my thing, but the issues with Scarface go beyond that. The film perpetuates harmful stereotypes about Latinx immigrants and uses gore and misogyny for shock value that never serves any purpose. The whole venture is frustratingly empty, and left me desiring something more.
The story continues in 'Tall Girl 2' as Jodi finds herself playing the lead role in the school's musical production.
Hope has great characters, inventive ideas, an incredible imagination, a palpable intensity, and numerous other aspects that make it one of the best of the year.
If the message here is that without a support system, grieving people turn into monsters, it’s not really well-delivered and may be flawed as a message itself.