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New film ‘Kate’ releases trailer, sparks mixed reactions on Twitter

Netflix dropped a new trailer for its upcoming film Kate, directed by French film director and visual effects artist Cedric Nicolas-Troyan and starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Woody Harrelson, and Miku Martineau. 

According to Netflix, Kate (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is a ruthless assassin in Tokyo who was poisoned, and she has less than 24 hours to figure out who had her poisoned and exact revenge. 

While there’s some hype for the upcoming film, it also garnered some mixed reactions on Twitter. Many are excited for the film because it will be featuring the Japanese rock band BAND-MAID, and also because they get to see Winstead in action again after her action-packed role as Huntress in Birds of Prey. 

While some are hyped to see BAND-MAID in this upcoming film, there are some who aren’t too happy about the film’s synopsis. As a film set in Tokyo with a white lead cast, there are those criticizing Netflix for releasing a film with white characters hunting down Asian characters due to stereotypes and fetishization, especially after everything that’s gone down with the COVID-19 pandemic. 

https://twitter.com/itsmonicakim/status/1422974382507536386

Meanwhile, there are others who are also criticizing the film’s plot, but for different reasons. Some are saying that the plot is all too familiar and are comparing it to previous films that have similar plots — John Wick, Crank, and Gunpowder Milkshake, which is another Netflix film that was released a month prior. 

https://twitter.com/KingofMunsters1/status/1422978271604400129?s=20

 

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