Far-left zealotry and selfless heroism are mutually exclusive ideals; the notion of a "woke superhero" is simply not believable on a fundamental and subconscious level. This is just one reason why so many comic book, fantasy and sci-fi entertainment properties have collapsed in recent years, leading to a corporate bloodbath in Hollywood and beyond.
The bottom line? Woke has no place in media. For every "successful" woke property, for every leftist movie or TV show that actually makes a profit, there are a hundred failures. It's not a sustainable model, but the leftists running Hollywood insist on it because they care more about their political narrative than telling good stories with endearing characters.
Director and producer James Gunn represents the last gasp of the woke tent-pole movie takeover. His ascendance to the head of the Warner Brothers DC division was greeted with mixed reactions.
Some people thought he might do a good job based on some of his previously successful franchises (Guardians Of The Galaxy).
Others knew that Gunn is, at his core, a left-wing knob.
And the skeptics were proven right. Gunn jumped into his role with a woke Superman movie featuring commentaries on immigration and American nationalism. The flick was supposed to revitalize the dying DC brand but it ended up losing around $42 million dollars after advertising costs at the box office. It was an utter disaster and it proved that even Gunn, with his built-in fan base, could not se
