Huh? Chekhov's Gun has been around for decades, not sure what "new woke Hollywood" has anything to do with it. Camera zooms in on a pistol that someone pockets

Huh? Chekhov's Gun has been around for decades, not sure what "new woke Hollywood" has anything to do with it. Camera zooms in on a pistol that someone pockets. Therefore, that pistol will be used later. It happens in nearly every movie made since the 60s.