Project Hail Mary is dominating the box office and sparking a culture war debate, but not for the reasons you might expect. The sci-fi blockbuster, starring Ryan Gosling as a reluctant space hero, has earned near-universal acclaim – 95% from critics, 96% from audiences – and raked in $80.5 million domestically in its opening weekend. Yet instead of celebrating its success, some are framing it as a defiant anti-woke statement. The question is, why?
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