Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Rian Johnson, December 12, 2025) Movie • Page 15

Knives Out had a five-minute scene where the characters argue about Trump which had nothing to do with the plot whatsoever, this has always been part of this series' DNA

 

Johnson could be a lil more subtle in that department imo

 

I understand how it’s built into the story, I’m saying what I didn’t like about it was how it didn’t feel even slightly subtle, which distracted from my enjoyment of the movie. Making references or drawing parallels to real-life figures isn’t a problem for me in and of itself, but in Glass Onion I felt like it was half the movie was just Johnson mocking Musk and other current cultural trends

 

I think this one balances the real world elements/references the best. Nothing is too obnoxious here

 

I get it, but here's my counterpoint: Good. Glad someone isn't faffing about. There's a trope called "Some Anvils Need To Be Dropped". I agree, especially in this case, and preferably on some heads.

 

I don’t agree at all. So much satire today is basically nothing but dropping anvils on our heads. It’s more lecture than comedy. It makes for bad comedy and bad art, and it’s a sure-fire way to immediately date whatever you make

 

I thought Josh O'Connor was great in this.