Bright (2017)

They built a world that resembled our own, but still made me believe that there could be things like champions, armies of the light/evil and dark lords. I loved nearly every moment of this film, which was really poor timing on my part because I put it on as background noise for when I went to bed. Ended up watching the whole thing.

The social commentary did not bother me. I did not see orcs as black people, because there were already black people in the movie. I did not see elves as rich, rich people because there's really only one shot that seems to allude to that. The orcs were orcs and the elves were elves. Humans were smooshed inbetween them and had their own seperate sub-races. I think anyone who looks for political commentary is grasping at straws and claiming its a haystack.

I actually really liked Will Smith's character. He really came across as this former badass who just wanted to settle down with his wife and daughter.

The orcs collect themselves in clans/tribes (like the Fogteeth) and not gangs. Heavy metal is orc traditional singing.

The Inferni (dark elves) were just elves. No black eyes or gray skin like so many other tropes. Just regular elves with different motivations. Indistinguishable from regular elves.

I also really liked the Federal Officer Elf, and the fact he was wearing a gorget - a symbol from around the time of the Napoleonic Wars/American Revolution that was worn by officers. It made me think that he had been working for the U.S. Government since it began and he was like 400 years old.

The only thing I did not like was the ending. Fucking Rodriguez had like four kids and a pregnant wife and all I could think of was how broken that family was going to be now. Really soured the entertainment for me.