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THE WOMAN KING is a fictionalized historical epic about the female warriors in the old West African Kingdom of Dahomey. Set in 1823, the movie tells how King Ghezo of Dahomey uses the female warriors to defeat the African Kingdom of the Oyo Empire, which was allegedly supported by Portuguese slave traders. Viola Davis plays the general leading the female warriors. Several bloody battles occur. Also, the movie alleges that the female general tries to encourage King Ghezo to end Dahomey's own reliance on the international slave trade.
THE WOMAN KING has some impressive production values and solid performances. However, the movie whitewashes the Kingdom of Dahomey, its people and King Ghezo. In reality, Dahomey and Ghezo were very much involved in the international slave trade. Ghezo also engaged in ceremonial human sacrifices and used his female warriors to go into the interior to hunt for captives to be sold as slaves. THE WOMAN KING has an extremely strong Romantic, politically correct worldview with lots of false, leftist revisionist history. Its revisionist history contains lots of bloody war violence that will repel or disturb many viewers.
It's one thing to rearrange some historical details to make a story flow better, in a more exciting manner. However, it's quite another to falsify historical facts or create false straw man arguments to fit a controversial sociopolitical agenda or to whitewash a group or "race" of people so you can demonize another group or "race" of people. In that light, descendants of the people of the Oyo Empire in Africa might have a special grievance or two against THE WOMAN KING since the movie depicts their ancestors to be in cahoots with the European slave traders while it absolves King Ghezo and Dahomey.
THE WOMAN KING has some impressive production values and solid performances. However, the movie whitewashes the Kingdom of Dahomey, its people and King Ghezo. In reality, Dahomey and Ghezo were very much involved in the international slave trade. Ghezo also engaged in ceremonial human sacrifices and used his female warriors to go into the interior to hunt for captives to be sold as slaves. THE WOMAN KING has an extremely strong Romantic, politically correct worldview with lots of false, leftist revisionist history. Its revisionist history contains lots of bloody war violence that will repel or disturb many viewers.
It's one thing to rearrange some historical details to make a story flow better, in a more exciting manner. However, it's quite another to falsify historical facts or create false straw man arguments to fit a controversial sociopolitical agenda or to whitewash a group or "race" of people so you can demonize another group or "race" of people. In that light, descendants of the people of the Oyo Empire in Africa might have a special grievance or two against THE WOMAN KING since the movie depicts their ancestors to be in cahoots with the European slave traders while it absolves King Ghezo and Dahomey.
PART IV of OBI-WAN KENOBI, streaming on Disney Plus, opens with Obi-Wan Kenobi recovering from the wounds he suffered during his lightsaber battle with Darth Vader. Ben and his new friend, an undercover spy named Tala, learning that Inquisitor Reva has taken 10-year-old Leia, to a fortified, undersea prison fortress on a water planet. They hatch a plan whereby Tala will infiltrate the base under the guise of her Imperial uniform. She will then help Ben sneak onto the base to help Leia escape, with Tala's help. The plan goes well at first, but complications ensue.
PART IV is one of the two best of the six Season One episodes of OBI-WAN KENOBI. It has an exhilarating, stirring, suspense-filled rescue plot, with wonderful moments of narrow escapes, heroism, sacrifice, and courage. Also, for the first time ever in a STAR WARS property, there's an appeal to God instead of "The Force." However, PART IV of OBI-WAN KENOBI does have scenes of a child, Princess Leia, in jeopardy.
PART IV is one of the two best of the six Season One episodes of OBI-WAN KENOBI. It has an exhilarating, stirring, suspense-filled rescue plot, with wonderful moments of narrow escapes, heroism, sacrifice, and courage. Also, for the first time ever in a STAR WARS property, there's an appeal to God instead of "The Force." However, PART IV of OBI-WAN KENOBI does have scenes of a child, Princess Leia, in jeopardy.
THE RELIANT has a great cast of young actors. Everyone was really good, but I especially liked The ensemble is supported by fine performances from several older veterans, including Kevin Sorbo, Julia Denton and Brian Bosworth. The script is very well written and contains lots of intense, exciting action/adventure and moral, spiritual, psychological, and theological depth that adds to the character development. The result is one of the more thrilling, intense, enjoyable, stimulating, and emotionally powerful contemporary Christian movies.
THE RELIANT promotes both Christian faith and American liberty. The movie is filled with great references to God, Jesus and Scripture, plus some prayers and hymns. They are well integrated into the plot, unlike some other movies. Everything ends on several powerful redemptive notes that will grab the viewer's heart and soul. THE RELIANT really has one of the best endings of many recent faith-based Christian movies. The movie also defends American freedom. There's a powerful subplot about why Americans need the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms. Moviegoers who support the right to bear arms will want to support this movie when it plays in theaters. Some of the dialogue is reminiscent of the original RED DAWN, by the great John Milius. I personally enjoyed THE RELIANT more.
Of course, the movie has a point of view, but so do many other movies, including many movies with different, more left-leaning and more secular views. Sometimes, other movies try to hide their point of view. I don't think the movie deserves a 10, but it's much better than many of the left-leaning and artsy independent movies that I see.
THE RELIANT promotes both Christian faith and American liberty. The movie is filled with great references to God, Jesus and Scripture, plus some prayers and hymns. They are well integrated into the plot, unlike some other movies. Everything ends on several powerful redemptive notes that will grab the viewer's heart and soul. THE RELIANT really has one of the best endings of many recent faith-based Christian movies. The movie also defends American freedom. There's a powerful subplot about why Americans need the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms. Moviegoers who support the right to bear arms will want to support this movie when it plays in theaters. Some of the dialogue is reminiscent of the original RED DAWN, by the great John Milius. I personally enjoyed THE RELIANT more.
Of course, the movie has a point of view, but so do many other movies, including many movies with different, more left-leaning and more secular views. Sometimes, other movies try to hide their point of view. I don't think the movie deserves a 10, but it's much better than many of the left-leaning and artsy independent movies that I see.