Literally no one here is saying it's not politically slanted. I don't know where you guys keep getting that. From day one, I and many others have said that the movie's politics obviously lean left. Rather, the argument has been whether or not it glorifies/supports violent revolutions, and my case has always been that it does not, which the majority of right-leaning folks have finally seem to come around on as well, seeing as the evidence is damn near indisputable at this point.
However, YES, the movie clearly still endorses liberal messaging... with the caveat of also mocking the extreme left/liberal rhetoric of the past 16 years. PTA grew up in Southern California and married a black woman (Maya Rudolph) famous, among other things, for playing/supporting Kamala Harris. The dude is no doubt a liberal. But he's also a liberal who is clearly saying with this movie, "This isn't the way we should be fighting this fight, not with empty, performative, bull**** rhetoric and certainly not with violence. I know for a number of conservatives that doesn't make a difference - he's still the enemy, "evil," etc, etc - but same as with someone like Bill Maher, I at least appreciate that he's distancing himself from certain liberal fever-dreams and insanities, while remaining true to what he believes. I have to respect that.
As for whether this movie is good or not, on a filmmaking level, that's of course in the eye of the beholder, and I totally get people not digging it. But outside any of its political leanings, personally, I think it's a phenomenally well-made and well-told movie, with memorable characters and a hell of an inventive third act/ending. I loved the story, I loved the journey, I loved the cinematography, I loved the soundtrack, and my appreciation for it is genuine on those levels, not because it's a critical darling or left-leaning. As I noted earlier in the thread, I've seen it twice now and thought it was even better the second time.
