Good Fortune

"Good Fortune" (2025, dir. Aziz Ansari) features a diverse cast (Keanu Reeves as a bumbling white guardian angel, Issa Rae as a poor Black woman suddenly granted immense wealth, Seth Rogen as a billionaire) in a comedy critiquing wealth inequality, privilege, and capitalism's excesses. The plot prioritizes social justice themes—like racialized poverty, billionaire excess, and magical wealth redistribution—over pure storytelling, with identity politics evident in Rae's central role highlighting systemic inequities. Progressive messaging on economic disparity and "good fortune" as a fix for injustice dominates, though humor tempers it. Moderate-to-high woke elements align with Hollywood's DEI trends.