On Abuse in Modern Media

and Dune Part Two

I watched Dune Part Two. I watched Zendaya, playing Chani, slap Timothee Chandler, playing Paul, who just woke up from a coma. Imagine your partner just woke up from a coma. Would you say, “Are you okay?” then hit him in the face and storm off? It looked absurd. 

I rarely watch modern mainstream movies and TV shows, but the few times I do, I see this tre…