"A lot of people think it's because they're woke. It's not even that - they're just bad movies."
That may be just an aftereffect of woke.
The younger generation is heavily exposed to ideas like "you must not offend anyone ever, otherwise your career is over" or "teams must be diverse first and foremost, results don't matter as much, but you must tick all the required identity boxes".
I can see how combination of those two results in production of bland, superficial art, regardless of the genre or medium used.
That may be just an aftereffect of woke.
The younger generation is heavily exposed to ideas like "you must not offend anyone ever, otherwise your career is over" or "teams must be diverse first and foremost, results don't matter as much, but you must tick all the required identity boxes".
I can see how combination of those two results in production of bland, superficial art, regardless of the genre or medium used.