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However, as the story progressed, actors grew more comfortable in their roles, and the tone shifted from overt messaging to more nuanced human interactions. A standout was the character of Billy Ray Brandt, who played the villainous journalist Gwen. Remarkably, an actress with no prior acting experience, she delivered an impressive performance as the manipulative journalist, capturing the exaggerated yet truthful trope of corrupt media figures.
The film satirizes journalists as manipulative, virtue-signaling villains—over-the-top caricatures but grounded in the reality that many online crusaders are more about attention or virtue signaling than genuine conviction.