I think people are just on-edge in general, knowing that everything and anything to do with the left is ultimately about getting control.
So... everything will be about that in peoples’ views.
It’s kind of just where we are right now.
Personally, I didn’t like the remake of the original, and I’m less inclined towards the recent ones.
But yeah... it’s things go “primate”, it’s good to have weapons.
I always will, for sure. :^)