Folsom and nearby California towns thumbed the nose to lockdowns beginning in August 2020 or so. Large fairs and market gatherings are common by April 2022. I was the only one wearing a mask on April 24 on Sutter Street. The sky hasn’t fallen as a result.
In my old town, there was a brief scandal a popular petty politician who was also a showgirl, initiated a terrifying brawl with colleague with pretty much the same credentials and leanings, and who I would have expected to be the best of friends. It’s dimly possible that I was the prize being fought over.
The Natives were shown as wise, enlightened, and utterly rational. As if the movie was trying to atone for all the decades of “red savage” portrayals.