Elon Musk mocked for calling ‘Gladiator 2’ “woke”: “A film about a straight white man, with little to no roles for women?”
Elon Musk has been roundly mocked for calling Gladiator 2 “woke”.When a fan posted a meme suggesting that the visual design was strong but the script was poor, the X owner responded by writing: “Woke lies kill art”.He failed to elaborate or ascertain exactly what element of Gladiator 2 he thought was “woke” or if he has even seen the film.His comment received a backlash from fans, with one writing: “I’ve never seen this chap understand a single film he’s watched. How is a film about a straight white man, with little to no roles for women and minorities, woke?”Woke lies kill art https://t.co/aIzKzxKBgr— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 24, 2024Another joked: “The only remotely political message of Gladiator II is that emperors are bad and wealthy plutocrats who whisper in their ear are even worse…oh wait I see what he’s mad about,” while one other added: ““Gladiator 2′ is not woke, sir.