A filmmaker’s attempt to make ‘the wokest movie ever’ has backfired.
Sick and tired of certain groups on social media labelling any slightly progressive movie or TV show as ‘woke’, writer and director Jesse Howard decided to prove a point.
His meta satire The Wokest Movie Ever is about an emerging writer/director who makes a movie including every possible race, gender, and differently-abled person, as they compete in a global competition to find a billion dollar treasure chest.
But Howard has been copping it on his press tour.
“The problem is certain clickbait websites are posting misleading articles on my movie and all the punters on social media have fallen for it, spewing outrage when they haven’t bothered reading it.”
Howard has tried to promote the movie in more ‘prestigious’ cinema websites and magazines, but even that’s led to backlash, with journalists accusing him of “pandering to the lowest common denominator.”
“The serious film critics are just as bad as the ‘woke outrage mob’, but they’re just snobbier. I can’t win! I’m glad I made the movie, but it’s going to be a flop, sadly.”
Howard has already moved on to his next project “Bulletman” – a blockbuster superhero film based on an obscure 1980s comic book series.
“At least people aren’t sick of superhero movies yet, so it should be a huge hit and make everyone forget about my ‘woke’ movie.”
