The news that Gary Sinise is leaving Tom Hanks’ $500 million project has brought to the fore a deeper issue that is currently raging in the film industry: the struggle between artistic creativity and the politics of social correctness. Sinise, with his unwavering stance, has become a polarizing figure, while the entertainment world is watching closely to see how the next chapters of this controversy unfold. What is clear is that, for the foreseeable future, the relationship between cinema and woke culture will continue to be a hot topic that will provide much discussion.