By Laurie Baron
SAN DIEGO−Hollywood tackles political realities in this new batch of summer movies.
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The Uncredibles 2: The sequel to the first uncredibles film which starred Sean Spicer and Anthony Scaramucci features the voices of Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Rudy Giuliani as the cartoonish masters of disinformation and dismissiveness.
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The Avenger: Trade Wars: After being taken advantage by villainous friends, Long Tie Man exerts his superpower to divide people and countries by raising the costs of every product manufactured or mined in the world. The movie then segues into the film Solo.
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The Purge: In a world where criminals have run amok, the first Tuesday in November is set aside for voters to stop the rampage.
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Jurassic World: Rising Kingdom: On an isolated and undeveloped upper peninsula, the fearsome Kimasaurus momentarily stops terrorizing his neighbors when the more powerful Donasaurus suddenly loses his teeth and stops roaring.
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Won’t You Be My Orphan? A gremlin played by Jeff Sessions separates parents from their children to teach them to heed Romans 13 and the obey the law. In a cameo from the afterlife, Mr. Rogers returns and reminds him of a quotation from Mathew 25:34: “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.”
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Baron is professor emeritus of history at San Diego State University. He may be contacted via lawrence.baron@sdjewishworld.com. San Diego Jewish World points out to new readers that this column is satire, and nothing herein should be taken literally.