The Ben Shapiro Show

Woke Movie promotes VIOLENCE against ICE

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Oct 4, 2025
A review of a controversial new film reveals a layered narrative centered on revolutionary terrorists battling for illegal immigrants. The opening scene features an ICE raid, setting the stage for a politically charged story filled with complex character relationships. Clashes between ideals and morality unfold, culminating in messages of radicalism and resistance. Technical merits like direction and cinematography are acknowledged, but the overall tone is critiqued as left-wing propaganda, prompting a discussion on its cultural implications.
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ANECDOTE

Plot Setup And Character Names

  • Shapiro summarizes the film's loose adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's Vineland and its main characters.
  • He describes Perfidia Beverly Hills and Ghetto Pat Calhoun as on-the-nose, surreal character names tied to revolutionary terrorism.
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Film's Political Premise

  • Shapiro highlights the film's opening scene: revolutionaries raid an ICE facility to free illegal immigrants.
  • He reads this as the film equating revolutionary violence with enabling unchecked migration to fight white Christian nationalism.
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Perfidia's Arc And Choices

  • Shapiro recounts Perfidia's sexual relationship with Colonel Stephen Lockjaw and her arrest leading to exile in Mexico.
  • He notes the film shows her pregnant and militant, then disappearing for the rest of the story.
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