I had recently watched a movie called Don't Worry My Darling, a film directed by Olivia Wilde. It's pretty mid, and it's full of Jewish comedians as actors. The beginning of the movie completely nearly ruins the surprise, as it takes place in this 1950's setting, but is multi-racial and has interracial couples. Homelander shows up a bunch, and you instantly know he's the bad guy. After much sex, drinking, and 50's shit happens, the protagonist finds out she's in the Matrix and needs to get out. She then finds out Harry Styles locked her away in the Matrix because she had to work a shitty job in the real world, but he wanted to live a life where he protected and provided for her.
On one hand, this movie does make a good critique of the modern numale, and how toxic they are from having repressed masculinity. The issue with it is that it frames a man living a life where he protects and provides for her is "the Matrix" while a life where the woman works extra shifts to provide for the man is not only "real life", but what women want. This is not true, and men who think they can marry up without having that necessary drive to protect and provide are out of their mind. As a man, you really don't want to be in a relationship where you aren't allowed to do those things. Is it any wonder why Harry Styles left Olivia Wilde? She was trying to create the very thing she hates.
On one hand, this movie does make a good critique of the modern numale, and how toxic they are from having repressed masculinity. The issue with it is that it frames a man living a life where he protects and provides for her is "the Matrix" while a life where the woman works extra shifts to provide for the man is not only "real life", but what women want. This is not true, and men who think they can marry up without having that necessary drive to protect and provide are out of their mind. As a man, you really don't want to be in a relationship where you aren't allowed to do those things. Is it any wonder why Harry Styles left Olivia Wilde? She was trying to create the very thing she hates.