{"id":1125397,"date":"2021-12-16T13:29:24","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1125397"},"modified":"2021-12-16T13:29:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:29:27","slug":"9-movie-sequels-and-reboots-that-were-ruined-by-woke-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-movie-sequels-and-reboots-that-were-ruined-by-woke-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Movie Sequels And Reboots That Were Ruined By \u2018Woke\u2019 Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F9-movie-sequels-and-reboots-that-were-ruined-by-woke-politics%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1125397&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Everybody loves a movie sequel. They\u2019re just loathe to admit it.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s why Hollywood banks on our nostalgia again, and again, even if the results often come up short. For every \u201cGodfather Part II\u201d or \u201cFast &amp; Furious 5\u201d there\u2019s a \u201cSpeed 2\u201d or, gasp, \u201cCaddyshack II.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It also explains why the industry reboots blockbuster TV shows, hoping to capture lightning in a bottle \u2026 again.<\/p>\n<p>A new problem plagues Hollywood\u2019s impulse for sequels, reboots and never-ending shows, one that extends beyond casting changes and a dearth of imagination. Too often the modern material goes woke, all but crushing the joys found in the originals.<\/p>\n<p>The following examples reveal just that, turning properties into buzz kills that snuffed out their respective franchises \u2026or make the thought of more sequels a nightmare.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cAnd Just Like That \u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSex and the City\u201d made Sarah Jessica Parker a star and spawned two feature-length films. The second, 2010\u2019s \u201cSex and the City 2,\u201d drew so much disdain it looked like the property was down for the count.<\/p>\n<p>Enter HBO Max, which saw a chance to reunite the gal pals and tell stories about their lives as glamorous, 50-something women. That, on paper, sounded promising. Hollywood too often neglects older women on screen, and it could be fun to see this vivacious foursome take on middle age in style.<\/p>\n<p>Except Kim Cattrall, who played Samantha on the series, wanted no part of a reunion. More troubling? HBO Max saw fit to apologize for the original show\u2019s \u201cthought crimes\u201d (too white, too much privilege) with the new show, \u201cAnd Just Like That\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By all accounts the show\u2019s first few episodes teem with woke flourishes. Parker\u2019s character is now a podcast co-host alongside a queer, nonbinary partner who rants for a good five minutes about all things woke in the early going.<\/p>\n<p>Miranda also apologies for not being woke enough, an embarrassing sequence that must have been a chore for actress Cynthia Nixon to shoot. At least we hope that was the case.<\/p>\n<p>Worst of all, a show once known for bawdy humor and outrageous shtick is now serious, sober and full of self doubt. Where\u2019s the fun in that, let alone the \u201cSex?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cCharlie\u2019s Angels\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the reboot no one asked for, which became clear when no one showed up to see it. Yes, that $17 million box office haul proved embarrassing to all involved, but it\u2019s not as ghastly as the film itself.<\/p>\n<p>The 2000 \u201cCharlie\u2019s Angels\u201d film, based on the kitschy TV series of yore, earned $125 million at the U.S. box office. That film featured a trio of beautiful stars who leaned into the franchise\u2019s glamour, action and fun.<\/p>\n<p>The 2019 remake\/reboot literally started on a woke note. Progressive actress Kristen Stewart tells a would-be lover, \u201cI believe women can do anything\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It only got worse from there, with director Elizabeth Banks leaning harder into the film\u2019s feminism over bikinis and boffo action.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cStar Wars\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ninth and final film in the original \u201cStar Wars\u201d saga, 2019\u2019s \u201cThe Rise of Skywalker,\u201d earned $515 million at the U.S. box office. That doesn\u2019t sound like a get woke, go broke horror story, does it?<\/p>\n<p>Except \u201cThe Force Awakens,\u201d the first film in the most recent \u201cStar Wars\u201d trilogy, scored $936 million four years earlier.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a precipitous drop, in part, because Disney turned a cherished film saga into a virtue signaling parade. The new trilogy introduced us to several Mary Sue figures \u2013 think Rose Tico and Rey, the main character in the revived series. We also endured a pansexual Lando Calrissian, a meaningless class warfare plot in \u201cThe Last Jedi\u201d and the emasculation of the one character ready to take the rogue baton from Han Solo \u2013 Oscar Isaac\u2019s Poe Dameron.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the \u201cStar Wars\u201d film series is in drydock, and the franchise\u2019s savior is Baby Yoda, a creature at the heart of Disney+\u2019s \u201cMandalorian.\u201d That series may return to a diminished audience, though, after Disney cruelly, unfairly sacked co-star Gina Carano for speaking her mind, without hate, on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Disney ponied up $4 billion to George Lucas in 2012 to buy the rights to all things \u201cStar Wars.\u201d Now, the Mouse House can\u2019t get a new \u201cStar Wars\u201d film off the ground. The most promising title, \u201cRogue Squadron,\u201d just got <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2021\/film\/news\/star-wars-rogue-squadron-delayed-patty-jenkins-1235107457\/\">shelved<\/a>, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/why-star-wars-didnt-work-game-thrones-duo-1250798\/\">deal<\/a> to let the \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d team create their own \u201cStar Wars\u201d trilogy never got off the ground.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cBorat Subsequent Moviefilm\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On some level, Sacha Baron Cohen knew this was a bad idea. It\u2019s why he waited 14 years to bring Borat back to (virtual) theaters. Only he wasn\u2019t driven by any divine inspiration or creative spark. He wanted to weaponize the clueless character against all things Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Did it matter that \u201cSubsequent Moviefilm\u201d is virtually laugh free for its final 45 minutes? Not to Cohen, who used the film and its publicity push to share his talking points on President Trump, former<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everybody loves a movie sequel. They\u2019re just loathe to admit it.It\u2019s why Hollywood banks on our nostalgia again, and again, even if the results often come up short. For every \u201cGodfather Part II\u201d or \u201cFast &#038; Furious 5\u201d there\u2019s a \u201cSpeed 2\u201d or, gasp, \u201cCaddyshack II.\u201dIt also explains why the industry reboots blockbuster TV shows, hoping to capture lightning in a bottle \u2026 again.A new problem plagues Hollywood\u2019s impulse for sequels, reboots and never-ending shows, one that extends beyond casting changes and a dearth of imagination. Too often the modern material goes woke, all but crushing the joys found in the originals.The following examples reveal just that, turning properties into buzz kills that snuffed out their respective franchises \u2026or make the thought of more sequels a nightmare.\u201cAnd Just Like That \u2026\u201d\u201cSex and the City\u201d made Sarah Jessica Parker a star and spawned two feature-length films. The second, 2010\u2019s \u201cSex and the City 2,\u201d drew so much disdain it looked like the property was down for the count.Enter HBO Max, which saw a chance to reunite the gal pals and tell stories about their lives as glamorous, 50-something women. That, on paper, sounded promising. Hollywood too often neglects older women on screen, and it could be fun to see this vivacious foursome take on middle age in style.Except Kim Cattrall, who played Samantha on the series, wanted no part of a reunion. More troubling? HBO Max saw fit to apologize for the original show\u2019s \u201cthought crimes\u201d (too white, too much privilege) with the new show, \u201cAnd Just Like That\u2026\u201dBy all accounts the show\u2019s first few episodes teem with woke flourishes. Parker\u2019s character is now a podcast co-host alongside a queer, nonbinary partner who rants for a good five minutes about all things woke in the early going.Miranda also apologies for not being woke enough, an embarrassing sequence that must have been a chore for actress Cynthia Nixon to shoot. At least we hope that was the case.Worst of all, a show once known for bawdy humor and outrageous shtick is now serious, sober and full of self doubt. Where\u2019s the fun in that, let alone the \u201cSex?\u201d\u201cCharlie\u2019s Angels\u201dIt\u2019s the reboot no one asked for, which became clear when no one showed up to see it. Yes, that $17 million box office haul proved embarrassing to all involved, but it\u2019s not as ghastly as the film itself.The 2000 \u201cCharlie\u2019s Angels\u201d film, based on the kitschy TV series of yore, earned $125 million at the U.S. box office. That film featured a trio of beautiful stars who leaned into the franchise\u2019s glamour, action and fun.The 2019 remake\/reboot literally started on a woke note. Progressive actress Kristen Stewart tells a would-be lover, \u201cI believe women can do anything\u2026\u201dIt only got worse from there, with director Elizabeth Banks leaning harder into the film\u2019s feminism over bikinis and boffo action.\u201cStar Wars\u201dThe ninth and final film in the original \u201cStar Wars\u201d saga, 2019\u2019s \u201cThe Rise of Skywalker,\u201d earned $515 million at the U.S. box office. That doesn\u2019t sound like a get woke, go broke horror story, does it?Except \u201cThe Force Awakens,\u201d the first film in the most recent \u201cStar Wars\u201d trilogy, scored $936 million four years earlier.That\u2019s a precipitous drop, in part, because Disney turned a cherished film saga into a virtue signaling parade. The new trilogy introduced us to several Mary Sue figures \u2013 think Rose Tico and Rey, the main character in the revived series. We also endured a pansexual Lando Calrissian, a meaningless class warfare plot in \u201cThe Last Jedi\u201d and the emasculation of the one character ready to take the rogue baton from Han Solo \u2013 Oscar Isaac\u2019s Poe Dameron.Now, the \u201cStar Wars\u201d film series is in drydock, and the franchise\u2019s savior is Baby Yoda, a creature at the heart of Disney+\u2019s \u201cMandalorian.\u201d That series may return to a diminished audience, though, after Disney cruelly, unfairly sacked co-star Gina Carano for speaking her mind, without hate, on social media.Disney ponied up $4 billion to George Lucas in 2012 to buy the rights to all things \u201cStar Wars.\u201d Now, the Mouse House can\u2019t get a new \u201cStar Wars\u201d film off the ground. The most promising title, \u201cRogue Squadron,\u201d just got shelved, and a deal to let the \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d team create their own \u201cStar Wars\u201d trilogy never got off the ground.\u201cBorat Subsequent Moviefilm\u201dOn some level, Sacha Baron Cohen knew this was a bad idea. It\u2019s why he waited 14 years to bring Borat back to (virtual) theaters. Only he wasn\u2019t driven by any divine inspiration or creative spark. He wanted to weaponize the clueless character against all things Trump.Did it matter that \u201cSubsequent Moviefilm\u201d is virtually laugh free for its final 45 minutes? Not to Cohen, who used the film and its publicity push to share his talking points on President Trump, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and generic GOP foes.Had Cohen concocted fresh, funny bits about his ideological foes we\u2019d welcome Borat back unconditionally. Instead, the film uncorks stale one-liners that made us miss the 2006 original even more.He wasn\u2019t done destroying a potential franchise, though. The sequel doubles as a female empowerment tale, as Borat\u2019s daughter (the overrated Maria Bakalova) comes of age under her daddy\u2019s bizarre tutelage.The woke messaging, capped by the film\u2019s political propaganda, delivers a one-two punch that flattens the sequel.\u201cTerminator: Dark Fate\u201dThis flop is a major improvement over the previously listed sequels. It boasts some terrific action sequences, the return of a still-feisty Linda Hamilton and some tender moments from co-star Arnold Schwarzenegger.Yes. Really.It still leans heavily on woke talking points, which likely played a role in its abysmal box office haul \u2013 $62 million. (That\u2019s less than even the disappointing 2016 film \u201cTerminator: Genisys\u201d which earned $89 million).The story stalls mid-movie for a painful plea for open borders. The film centers on Natalia Reyes, cast as a pivotal player in the series. Only the character is a dud, unable to replicate the memorable moments Hamilton and Schwarzenegger delivered in earlier installments.Mackenzie Davis is better as the half woman\/half robot heroine, but the film\u2019s reliance on grrrl power theatrics is as obvious as the film\u2019s sad marketing campaign.\u00a0The first promotional shot for the sequel featured the movie\u2019s three female characters strutting toward the camera. Here\u2019s a tip: If you\u2019re pushing a \u201cTerminator\u201d project you might want to make Schwarzenegger more than an afterthought.\u201cComing 2 America\u201d\u201cDolemite Is My Name\u201d announced Eddie Murphy was back and ready to reclaim his comedy crown. This sequel, 32 years in the making, reminded us Murphy once starred in \u201cNorbit, \u201cMeet Dave\u201d and \u201cThe Adventures of Pluto Nash.\u201dNow, \u201cComing 2 America\u201d isn\u2019t as bad as those clunkers, but it\u2019s clear Murphy\u2019s inability to sniff out stinkers is why his career flatlined in the first place.There\u2019s no reason for a sequel to the 1988 charmer to exist beyond giving Murphy, Arsenio Hall and the film\u2019s large cast extra work. The spark that sets the plot in motion finds Murphy\u2019s Prince Akeem having sex after taking too many drugs.Laughing yet?What truly bogs the film down, though, is its oppressive woke flourishes. The regal aides who bathe Prince Akeem now offer those services to Leslie Jones\u2019 character. The prince\u2019s oldest daughter wants to inherit the throne, angry that her father\u2019s \u201cbastard\u201d son gets first crack at it.\u00a0All of Murphy\u2019s daughters are gifted martial artists, able to take down grown men as needed.Even the jovial barbershop banter, a flat recreation of the first film\u2019s memorable bit, spits out politically correct blather.Sequels are meant to extend the smiles delivered by the source material, not make us feel guilty about laughing in the first place.\u201cGhostbusters\u201d (2016)You could say the film\u2019s woke bona fides are in this movie\u2019s DNA. Director Paul Feig opted to gender swap the original movie\u2019s all-male \u2018busters to give women everywhere a blast of empowerment.Or something like that.The results? One of the most despised comedy trailers in recent memory and a finished product that couldn\u2019t replicate the source material\u2019s humor and heart.The film itself didn\u2019t bog itself down with woke lectures, despite a scene where our heroines clap back against Internet trolls. What\u2019s more empowering than letting perfect strangers creep under your skin?The film\u2019s marketing campaign, and the biased press\u2019 attempt to call critics misogynist for questioning the film\u2019s existence, completed the woke packaging.\u201cGhostbusters\u201d earned a seemingly solid $128 million, but given the hefty price tag the film cost\u00a0Sony a cool $70 million.\u00a0The fallout crushed the franchise, albeit temporarily. Sony handed the property over to director Jason Reitman, son of original \u201cGhostbusters\u201d director Ivan Reitman. Young Reitman jettisoned the woke reboot entirely, concocting a new story that tied directly to the original film.\u201cGhostbusters: Afterlife,\u201d teeming with fan service and appearances by the 1984 comedy\u2019s surviving members, is a certified hit despite the pandemic.\u201cDoctor Who\u201dThe beloved British series has survived rinky-dink FX, a steady rotation of stars and nearly 60 years in the brutal TV trenches. The sci-fi series reached new heights when David Tennant took over the title character in 2005, sparking a true \u201cDoctor Who\u201d renaissance, with the ratings to match.Then, in 2017, a new creative team took over. \u201cBroadchurch\u201d creator Chris Chibnall lured that show\u2019s co-star, Jodie Whittaker, to play the first female Doctor. That wasn\u2019t the only change Chibnall had in mind.The venerable \u201cDoctor\u201d went woke. The press, right on cue, hailed every new progressive element of the series. Audiences, however, abandoned the franchise in droves while the series attacked men, a Donald Trump stand-in and hailed a gent getting knocked up.Whittaker\u2019s ill-fated reign is over, now, and the showrunner behind the \u201cDoctor Who\u201d rebirth, Russell T. Davies, is taking the helm once more. Let\u2019s see if he\u2019ll continue down the woke path or give passionate fans a reason to reclaim the show.\u201cNeighbors 2: Sorority Rising\u201dThe box office disparity between the original film and its sequel says most, but not all, of the story.The 2014 comedy \u201cNeighbors\u201d gave us the last truly funny Seth Rogen performance, along with another killer turn from Rose Byrne. Their characters\u2019 attempt to ignore their fraternity neighbors\u2019 \u201ctoxic masculinity\u201d drew a sizable $150 box office haul.So a sequel seemed inevitable.The team behind the franchise didn\u2019t trust the story\u2019s DNA, though. Instead, they hired a pair\u00a0of female screenwriters\u00a0to oversee the sequel and make sure it wasn\u2019t just funny but \u2026 empowering. What can kill comedy faster than that?Audiences, sensing the franchise took a turn for the woke, stayed mostly away. The box office shrank accordingly, with \u201cSorority Rising\u201d earning a sad $55 million.The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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