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We rate Good Fortune a 3.5 while praising Keanu Reeves and questioning the film’s soft landing on class. Humor and heart land, but the “rich learns a lesson” wrap leaves us hungry for real stakes, worker power, and change that lasts.
• Keanu’s performance as a near-human mirror
• Why mid-tier cinematography still works
• Soundtrack energy without memorability
• The ending’s rich-savior problem
• Class, shareholders and who the system serves
• Gig work, recession fallout and flooded labor markets
• What meaningful change might look like
• How we’d rewrite the boardroom for workers
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Chapters
1. Cold Open And Sunday Dread (00:00:00)
2. Fake Show Bits And 80s Dark Fantasy Tangent (00:02:20)
3. Real Topic Reveal: Good Fortune (00:04:51)
4. Drinks, Weed, And Listener Toasts (00:06:25)
5. Practical Wings And Effects Banter (00:09:45)
6. Ratings Setup And Scorched Review Energy (00:11:38)
7. Luke’s Review: Middling But Fun (00:12:47)
8. Ryan’s Review: Keanu Perfect, Message Hollow (00:19:41)
9. James’ Review And Final Score 3.5 (00:24:29)
10. Enter The Golden Path: Class And Anger (00:28:03)
11. The Ending Problem And Rich Savior Trope (00:31:27)
12. Class, Shareholders, And Security Robots (00:36:35)
13. Aziz, Privilege, And Hollow Empathy (00:41:10)
14. Keanu As Mirror, Movie Lacks Teeth (00:45:21)
15. Insert Ourselves: Vengeance Or Reform (00:48:13)
16. Co-ops, Labor, And Systemic Constraints (00:53:25)
17. Gig Work, Recession Memories, Flooded Markets (00:58:27)
18. Final Takeaways And Sign-Off (01:02:55)
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