tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373165199675890724.post1475850793411656648..comments2023-10-15T00:20:43.111-07:00Comments on Sarah Maid of Albion: The essential Morgan FreemanSarah Maid of Albionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685494924450312124noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373165199675890724.post-18543599165622380852008-08-11T09:38:00.000-07:002008-08-11T09:38:00.000-07:00Further to my earlier comment, I should add that H...Further to my earlier comment, I should add that Hollywood directors tend not to make the main hero a black character as this would be too far-fetched. The black actor generally has to make do with secondary hero, like Freeman in <I>The Shawshank Redemption</I> as already mentioned.<BR/><BR/>Others? What about Will Smith's gung-ho fearless pilot character in <I>Independence Day</I> where he plays second fiddle to Jeff Goldblum's hero.<BR/><BR/>Or how about the black cop who comes to Bruce Willis's character's aid in <I>Die Hard</I>? In this film the baddies are white Europeans - probably Germans.<BR/><BR/>Or <I>Lethal Weapon</I>? I guess that crazy, maverick cop Riggs (Mel Gibson) is the main hero whereas Murtagh (Danny Glover - black) is the sensible, family-oriented, play-it-by-the-rules orthodox cop. The baddies are white again.<BR/><BR/>Even in <I>Gladiator</I> there was a black slave who treated the hero's wounds! Any opportunity ...<BR/><BR/>If only Hollywood would make a film about the killing of Kriss Donald, or Peter Woodhams, or Mary-Ann Leneghan, or Martin Dinnegan, or Rob Knox, or Ben Kinsella etc. Don't hold your breath.Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846394051754493422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373165199675890724.post-41149562148198033042008-08-11T08:07:00.000-07:002008-08-11T08:07:00.000-07:00Hollywood does indeed need black actors in its fil...Hollywood does indeed need black actors in its films so that they can portray characters who are morally superior to most of the white characters.<BR/><BR/>Take <I>The Shawshank Redemption</I> starring Tim Robbins and your hero, Mr Freeman. Apart from Andy Dufresne (Robbins) all the other white characters are flawed, whereas Red (Freeman) rises above them.<BR/><BR/>There's the stammering white con (Heywood) with limited intelligence who indirectly gets a new inmate killed.<BR/><BR/>There's the prison boss (Norton) who is a ruthless, corrupt tyrant.<BR/><BR/>There's Brooks the eccentric bird fancier and librarian who puts a knife to Heywood's throat.<BR/><BR/>There are the predatory homosexuals looking to take Dufresne's virginity.<BR/><BR/>There's the chief warder Captain Hadley who does Norton's bidding, including happily dishing out beatings.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile Red is portrayed as intelligent, articulate, resourceful (he gets things), sympathetic and morally superior, despite being a murderer. Red is the one who dishes out advice. In one scene Red admits to Dufresne to being guilty of the crime for which he was convicted and we naturally admire his honesty, while Dufresne seems completely unmoved by the fact that his best chum is revealed as a confirmed killer.<BR/><BR/>Yes, Hollywood loves black actors so that it can belittle whites.<BR/><BR/>I notice that when Freeman's car crashed he had a white female passenger. Well, we all know that a black man's essential accessory is a white woman.Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846394051754493422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373165199675890724.post-88618537116824687582008-08-08T19:14:00.000-07:002008-08-08T19:14:00.000-07:00It was just a couple days ago that Morgan Freeman ...It was just a couple days ago that Morgan Freeman wrecked his car near Memphis late at night, with a white woman (Demaris Myers) in the passenger seat Now his black wife of 25 years just announced she’s divorcing him, even while he’s still in the hospital.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00740668904926516649noreply@blogger.com