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Leonardo DiCaprio's career took a nosedive after 2013, pivoting from masterful storytelling to heavy-handed political projects that push a divisive agenda aimed at unraveling Western values. "One Battle After Another" is a textbook case-less a movie, more a soapbox for preaching.

Right from the start, the film hammers a one-dimensional narrative: certain characters are infallible, heroic, and morally superior, while others are painted as cruel, ignorant villains. There's no gray area, just a clumsy setup to force-feed the audience a biased worldview. DiCaprio's character goes all-in, loudly praising these "heroes" while cheering on their violent, chaotic acts.

The leader? Predictably, it's a loud, gun-toting woman with a larger-than-life presence, cursing to cement her "strength." DiCaprio's daughter fits the same mold, reinforcing the film's checklist approach to representation. In one cringe-inducing scene, she introduces her friends, and when DiCaprio questions someone's gender based on their lipstick, she snaps that they're non-binary. He instantly grovels, vowing not to "disrespect" them-a moment that feels like it was scripted by an activist, not a writer.

DiCaprio and his daughter are always on the winning side, while the "bad guys"-caricatured as traditionalist white men-are always ineffective. There's no character arc, no depth, no shred of insight beyond the film's blatant bias. It's a story that doesn't invite thought, only compliance.

This isn't cinema; it's a desperate, transparent attempt to shove a failing ideology down viewers' throats. It's a film that demands you nod along or be labeled the enemy. Skip it and reject this manipulative drivel that insults your intelligence.

I was happy to see Vanessa Kirby get a leading role in an action movie, and in what it seemed to be a visually curated production, but the plot is not just average - it's manipulative. You'll see lots of explosions and whirlpools of light and a constant tale about family, but you will not realize the danger of the plot, unless you read this review. The government dictates a curfew to stop using electricity, and the world complies. Then the governement dictates to abandon their homes, and the population again complies. "For the greater good". Sounds familiar? This is just a small example of something happening time and time again. And the audience doesn't become aware because of a hidden desire to be fooled, distracted, entertained. At any cost. That's how Marvel gets the money and the consumer to pass the message: comply.