The underlying commentary of Masters of the Universe: Revelation is that power is draining from the masses, and is becoming a rare exclusive thing for only the elite- only those who take power in to become god-like. Given the timeline of the real world going on around Kevin Smith and his team of writers and producers while making the revival, it’s easy to see where they drew their inspiration. He-Man, Skeletor, and even the Sorceress, had levels of power that they felt entitled to, regardless of if they used it for good or bad.
He-Man has always been associated with the Good. He’s the warrior protector, the righteous leader, the man Eternia can trust. In Revelation, though, we see him portrayed as selfish and a liar when Teela finds out Adam has been He-Man the entire time. Even though she still believes Adam to be a good person, with morals and Eternia’s best in his heart, she likewise sees that he has two sides he presents to the world. She’s disillusioned about the black and white terms in which she viewed good vs evil in much the same way we as a people have begun to see through politicians.
The American public has always been extremely binary in their political beliefs, believing their guy is THE guy, and every campaign promise is a guarantee of what’s to come the minute after the inauguration. However, in a post-Obama United States, many are seeing campaign promises for the wool over their eyes that it is, and that, like Teela, no matter how well we think we know Adam, there’s a He-Man lurking underneath that crushes adversaries and absorbs power. Adam turns into a beast-like man when he absorbs more power than normal, and without the regulation of his sword. He kills and attacks without thought, hungry only for destruction with his pure brute force.
Similarly, the general population is beginning to see that a broke clock is right twice a day, as He-Man finally realized he had to recruit Skeletor to help defeat Evil-Lyn (a rather obvious nod to Sanders-Trump-Clinton of 2016). We’ve seen formerly condemned Republicans praised for speaking out against Trump, as well as their general unhappiness with the state of the GOP in recent years.
Mitt Romney, the former Skeletor to Obama’s He-Man, has become an almost favorite turncoat- though it’s clear most Democrats still have their watchful eye on him, even when he’s agreeing with them. Bush the Younger has even become a good guy in the shadow of Trump, as much against die-hard liberals will as Skeletor doing good was against Teela’s.
Then there’s the Sorceress, a very clear allegory for religion. She maintains and provides power to all of Eternia- until she doesn’t. As power runs out, instead of allocating it to the people, she decides who gets it, when they get it, and attempts to control how they get it and what they do with it. She is elevated to a god-like status, but is cold and detached with those she is supposed to care the most about around her. She reflects man-made religion, or organized religion if you will, quite nicely. She is given power, only to regulate it to her will and advantage, not to the people’s.
Ultimately, the moral of Masters of the Universe: Revelation is that power should be restored back to the people; that the only true way to rule a fair and just world is to have a true and just democracy. Teela, the rogue and rebel of Revelation, obtains the power of the Sorceress, only to decide it isn’t for her to keep alone, or to share with only Adam. She breaks the cycle and sends the power out over Eternia for all to share, allowing for equality among citizens that had long since been denied.