Review of Shadow in the Cloud (2021) by Twitu — 21 Jan 2021

I have no idea what I just watched, but I do know it was intended to be blatant and deceiving woke propaganda.

The beginning of the movie is kinda ok. Even the supernatural stuff. It is very unrealistic from the start (like a B17 landing right over her head and then she doesnt move and suddenly she stands right under another stopped B17, or no oxygen needed on a Pacific flight - yet they do have filled oxygen tanks that play a role later, or the temperature on board in that altitude). But it keeps you interested for a good while.

The issue isnt really the female protagonist or a completely incompetent "diversity" token co-pilot (you do know what youre doing with such a depiction, director, do you?), its that the movie suddenly takes a hard woke/crazy/ridiculousness turn in the middle, that just makes you feel like you have just been conned by the director and writer (interestingly woke directors use that tactic a lot in movies and series - I wonder why... no I dont). Even the music turns to absolute garbage all of the sudden (not that it was fitting for the times depicted in the first place).

Turns out the whole movie was just about giving it to men and pointing out that women served in WW2 and can scream very loud for no reason (I thought thats an old stereotype they wanted to get rid of?) and can develop literal super powers and freeze enemies in fear so that they let themselves get killed without any defense.

To the director and writer: If you wanted to show the female heroes of WW2, then you should have made a documentary about them. Those were real heroes and a vital part in the effort to win WW2 (even, or especially in Russia). With crap like this you make fun of them. Not only that, you demean the male heroes of WW2 and divide present societies, paving the way for new conflicts and ultimately wars.

Disgusting.