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De_El:
I gotta say, RobbieOC, you keep bringing up this thing about the fact that Hancock is black and an alcoholic while other screen super heroes weren't, like it's this thing that will cause major controversy, but you're the first source I've heard of that's made any note of it. Is this a discussion that's playing out somewheres on the internet?
KharBevNor:
I thought this was going to be a thread about
RobbieOC:
De_El, I could be premature on it. And it may never happen. But it seems to me like something that should be looked at, I guess. Let me explain that better.
It shouldn't be an issue that he's a black superhero, because there are lots of those these days, and I like to think that we're getting to a point where that isn't an issue anymore (redundant). But, I'd put money down that at some point it will come up, and it's the kind of thing that should be met head on and not dismissed, because dismissing that kind of issue is exactly the kind of behaviour that perpetuates it. I know that sounds ridiculous, believe me, and maybe I'm still analyzing things too much because I just took a Film as Lit class, but it seems like an interesting thing to me, and I don't think it should be ignored. This is, quite possibly, the wrong forum to bring it up on, though.
My main point was, this is the first major black superhero in a movie. It seems strange that he is facing these issues before the famous white alcoholics, like Tony Stark that someone mentioned earlier.
Surgoshan:
--- Quote from: RobbieOC on 28 May 2008, 13:55 ---My main point was, this is the first major black superhero in a movie. It seems strange that he is facing these issues before the famous white alcoholics, like Tony Stark that someone mentioned earlier.
--- End quote ---
Blade. He got a whole trilogy. It was in a few theaters.
Ikrik:
......Blade? Sure..if you really want to call him a superhero.
As for black superheroes in general how many can you name? I went to Wiki and I tried to see all the ones I recognized:
Green Lantern 3
Captain America?
Bishop
Storm
Blade
So........saying that Hancock is the first real black superhero in a movie is a good point.
RobbieOC....where are these black superheroes that you're talking about?
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