I dont know anything about the storyline, but it sucks that you cant get an honest review of the film without provoking public backlash. If I paid for Hollywood movies anymore, this would bother me as a consumer.
In general, I kind of resent the idea of a superhero in which his/her race is central to the character, and the idea that his name is shared by a modern-day black supremacist organization isnt helping either. I realize this character was created long ago, but I dont think those considerations would be overlooked if this were a reboot of a sort of X-men group of white superheroes called The Clan.
Exactly.
I saw Stanley Leiber (Stan Lee) speak a few years ago and about all he had to say was that “Marvel has a new superhero (or heroine) coming out who’s Indian, or Latino, or Asian, or muslim, or...”
And each demographic in the audience cheered.