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Offhand remark, was anyone else reminded of kong 2017 (or really most movies nowadays) and wondered if they included the hot half-Asian "dinosaur vet" to secure the Chinese market? Only unlike the one from 2017 kong this one they overcompensate in being tough and "I can handle anything" attitude and I just find it a pity that I can recognize tokenism so easily now with the 2 side characters.

I mention kong and also add 2014's godzilla because I feel it started a trend with these recent monster movies where the monster is a good guy. Like, while they can probably eat or step on the heroes, they end up fighting a bigger threat that's much more dangerous to the protagonists and in so doing actually benefit the protagonists in a way. Like in jw 1 the original t-Rex is the one you're rooting for as it fights the iRex! Same with blue and iRex/iRaptor. That's an interesting change in perspective and I'm kinda into it, I liked rooting for godzilla or Kong or t-rex.