Amber Midthunder Responds To Criticisms That Prey Was 'Super Woke'

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As the prequel to the 1987 action horror classic Predator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers, 2022's Prey received critical and audience acclaim for its fresh and fierce telling of a new Predator story. Yet, not everyone had kind words for the Hulu film, and star Amber Midthunder has a response to those critics.

Despite the positive response to the Hulu film, some critics and audience members have taken to the internet to complain that the film is «too woke.» Speaking to People, Midthunder had a response to those detractors, stating, «Those people don't know what they are talking about.»

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Upon its debut on the streaming platform Hulu, Prey broke all the previous records for the service, becoming the most watched film or television show premiere of all time on Hulu after its August 5th debut. The prequel presents a different take on the Predator series, not only occurring in the past but seeing the creature go up against Indigenous warriors from the Comanche tribe. As Naru, Midthunder portrays a female tribe member grappling with her worth and abilities within the tribe even as they continue to doubt her. With the success of the film cemented, Midthunder has no qualms saying what she thinks about the naysayers. «People are always going to say stuff, but that's just noise. Honestly, those people have no idea what they're talking about. First of all, I feel really proud of our movie and I think [director] Dan [Trachtenberg] is an incredible filmmaker. He has made something that people can eat their words over.»

The star went on to discuss the true meaning ofPrey. «I think a lot of people thought our movie would be some super-woke, F-the-patriarchy kind of a story,