I thought WW 1984 was ok. Paled in comparisons to the first Wonder Woman (which I saw thrice in theaters and think has held up very well) but besides its wacky elements, underwhelming CGI, and under-developed points, it had plenty to enjoy.
But I certainly didn't notice any political messaging. Looking at the reviews, seems like liberal and conservative news outlets saw some kind of anti-Trump message. I've seen the movie twice now and I have no idea what any of these people are talking about. So the villain was a businessman? He certainly didn't remind me much of our sitting Commander in Chief.
And another odd thing, now that I think about it. When the movie opened in the 80s, there was a whole sequence of hamfisted 80s nostalgia stuff- fast cars being irresponsible, wedding photo vanity, eating fattening cheeseburgers, excessively exercising, and then kind of a catch-all mall of American excess.
I rolled my eyes and said "ah, I see where this is going. It's going to be some weak critique of American greed and consumerism." But it really wasn't that. The message ends up being more global. Which makes me wonder what that whole scene was going for. Was it literally just nostalgia baiting?
Wasn't trying to make us think any deeper than surface presentation? As much as I hate a hamfisted critique of American capitalism and whatnot, at least that would have been something of substance. I don't know. It was weird and now I've talked far too much about it.
Good day.