As soon as I saw "Alibaba Pictures" and then a Huawei phone product placement I knew exactly what this was, one of those big budget movies China had full control over.

I know most people live their little ignorance-is-bliss lives not thinking twice about this. Maybe the only shady thing about this movie they know of is Cruise's personal life.

But the agenda behind such Commie-funded and directed movies is darker.

It doesn't matter the great practical effects they made sure we all knew about, or the fact it has some awesome pure comedy actors like Simon Pegg.

The Chinese superhero movies (which this is pretty close to) always follow a similar formula - some epic effects to capture the small-minded, some generic music, and lots of women-in-power characters. But most importantly, anti-western values. If you want some super simple explanation research what the South Park guys told China when it enforced itself on the NFL. This is way beyond a simple conspiracy, although just as fun to research.