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UFOs earns a 1/10 wokeness score by sticking to classic 1970s sci-fi comedy about bureaucracy, skepticism, and UFO probes with zero identity politics or social messaging. It stays safe, neutral entertainment centered on story and office humor.
UFOs (original French title OVNI(s)) is a 2021 French sci-fi comedy-drama set in 1978, centering on Didier Mathure (Melvil Poupaud), a skeptical CNES rocket engineer sidelined to lead the eccentric GEPAN team investigating UFO sightings.
The premise revolves around bureaucratic mishaps, scientific debunking of phenomena like raining pink flamingos, team dynamics with characters such as Marcel Bénes and Véra Clouseau, and personal subplots including Mathure's rocket failure and interactions with his ex-wife Élise Conti (Géraldine Pailhas). Storytelling draws from classic tropes of skepticism versus belief, office-style humor, and light paranormal mystery without any framing around identity, systemic oppression, or social norms. The series maintains a traditional 1970s-set sci-fi comedy premise focused on bureaucracy, skepticism, and UFO investigation, with casting consisting entirely of original French characters played by French actors and no race- or gender-swapping of established figures or DEI-driven changes. No creator statements, plot elements, or subplots address progressive themes such as patriarchy, queer identity, or systemic barriers, and reception shows no related controversy, allowing the focus to remain squarely on entertainment through office humor and paranormal investigation rather than ideological messaging.
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