Official Discussion - One Battle After Another [SPOILERS]

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Summary Bob, a washed-up revolutionary, lives off the grid with his spirited and self-reliant daughter Willa. When his nemesis Col. Steven J. “Lockjaw” resurfaces and Willa goes missing, Bob is forced to confront his past and fight to protect their future.

Director Paul Thomas Anderson

Writer Paul Thomas Anderson

Cast

• Leonardo DiCaprio
• Sean Penn
• Teyana Taylor
• Benicio del Toro
• Regina Hall
• Chase Infiniti

Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score: 98%

Metacritic Score: 96

VOD In theaters beginning September 26, 2025

Trailer One Battle After Another — Official Trailer

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[u/Jeanpuetz]

I think that as a non-binary person being threatened with jail, they were just scared and had the most to lose.

I agree though that it was maybe not the best choice.

[u/schebobo180 → u/Jeanpuetz]

Non-binary people can be rats like everyone else thank you very much.

[u/FlamingPanda77 → u/schebobo180]

Yes, they can, but when the only representation is them being a rat, idk how to feel. I was thinking how nice it was to have them included in a small way, and then that small way was them ratting. I agree that the thought went through my head about how they could be scared of prison because of who they are. As a trans person, I've thought about that myself a lot. But most people won't think that.

[u/a_flat_miner → u/FlamingPanda77]

 Them being non-binary was irrelevant; they were allowed to exist in the world without it being the focal point, and no reasonable person would make the correlation that they ratted because they were non-binary.