DEVARI, India – 'Homebound,' a movie about two dudes walking home during the 'plandemic' in India, got itself an Oscar nom. Get ready for another round of Hollywood elites patting themselves on the back for 'raising awareness' about… something.

The flick is about Mohammad Saiyub, a Muslim, and Amrit Kumar, a Dalit (that's extra oppressed, folks), hoofing it back to their village after the government shut everything down tighter than Pelosi's Botox. A photo of Saiyub helping Kumar went viral, because apparently basic human decency is now a groundbreaking achievement. Cue the violins.

Director Neeraj Ghaywan was apparently sweating bullets that the evil Hindu nationalist boogeymen would come after him if they knew what the movie was about. So he kept Scorsese's involvement hush-hush, code-named him 'elder brother,' like some kind of Bollywood spy thriller. Talk about paranoia.

Basharat Peer, the genius behind the New York Times essay that inspired this cinematic masterpiece, was just so moved by the photo. Turns out, the dude loves a good oppression narrative, especially when it involves blaming everything on those dastardly Hindu nationalists. Surprise, surprise.

Speaking of which, let's not forget the obligatory mention of that AI video of the Assam chief minister (a BJP guy, of course) supposedly shooting Muslims. Because one dumb video totally proves that everyone in India is a raging bigot. Never mind that the video was taken down and someone got fired. Nuance is for losers.

So, 'Homebound' is basically a bingo card of woke talking points: oppressed minorities, evil government, systemic injustice. The only thing missing is a gratuitous scene of someone taking a knee. But hey, maybe that's in the director's cut.

Here's the thing: maybe the movie is actually good. Maybe it's a touching story about friendship overcoming adversity. But let's not pretend it's not also designed to win awards and signal virtue to the perpetually offended. Hollywood gonna Hollywood.

And Scorsese being involved? Yeah, that's just the cherry on top of this self-righteous sundae. The guy's a legend, but he's also a master of playing the awards game. Don't be fooled.

So, grab your popcorn and get ready for another dose of guilt-tripping entertainment. Just remember to take it with a grain of salt – or maybe a whole shaker full. Because let’s be honest, this whole thing is just a big virtue-signaling circle jerk. And now it's Oscar-nominated, so congrats, everyone wins a woke point!