Coastal Elites was announced, a pretty common reaction was, "Well, here come the Zoom movies." Originally intended as a live theater production from playwright and screenwriter Paul Rudnick, the play had to be transformed into a socially-distanced film because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and then rewritten as events like the Black Lives Matter movement and the lead-up to the election unfolded.The film declares itself as "five desperate confessions from people barely coping with the new abnormal," which adds up to a 90-minute therapy session about the failings of President Donald Trump and our divided political climate.
It's kind of the liberal version of those constant think pieces about what really motivates MAGA-hat-wearing people in small.