This month's move theme: Well. Far more people certainly need to see that!
Hints: This month's movie might start to remind you of a few different films as you watch, but you will be very surprised to know this movie more than likely predates them all. This month's movie is also directed by someone who is much better know for his work in special effects. This month's movie may very well be the best action movie we should have seen or heard of before now.
Content Warning: Interpersonal Racism. At the climax of the film one of the two protagonist encounters another character wielding a weapon of institutional racism, and process to use said weapon against said protagonist. They cut away and back to that scene a couple times, and while that situation is being resolved, the said protagonist explicitly addresses the problem while pretty satisfyingly dispatching said character. In other parts of the film, there are unfortunately a couple instances of the two main protagonists trading jabs that seem like they were maybe trying to set up how each of them can perceive the other through a lens of racism, but whatever the reason, it's cringy af.
Content Warning: Casual Sexism. Within the film's climax (and throughout I believe) there are some pretty casual sexist remarks. For instance a characters who remarks another character "hit(s) like a girl". For anyone who doesn't know, girls tend to hit/fight/throw/play sports/etc the way they do, because people who know how to do those things, didn't take them aside to teach them how to do those things properly. Mighty frustrating to have something we're actively kept from doing (intentionally or not) used as an insult amongst those who gatekeep the very knowledge we're lacking.
Mutual Aid Suggestion: Have you planted a vegetable garden this year? Do you have a fruiting tree or shrub? Have you thought about what you might do with any excess you encounter this year? Consider asking your local food bank, or mutual aid kitchen if they take garden excess. Consider joining your local Buy Nothing group (or downloading the Buy Nothing app) to offer your bounty to others in your area who may enjoy or need your excess. Maybe set up a free zucchini stand on your front lawn, or at the neighborhood park. Ask your neighbors with the backyard chickens if they could use any veggies to feed their flock. Don't let your hard work and abundance go to waste! Get your food into the hands of those who will use it, and keep a bit of money out of the systems that commodify things we literally cannot live without.
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