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@Troy thanks for sharing. I read the whole article. She says the film has committed actors, i suggest then performances, and positive quality cinematography, but calls it mediocre. If I go to see a jackass film , I do not expect to see a movie like the seventh seal. A will smith film in my recent memory tends to be a star led vehicle that tends to throw a light wrench into the genre it is in. She states the film is a slave era film but based on her description, I say this is a superhero film, that uses a convenient historical figure, one whose truth will never be known, to allow for the superhero genre's mechanics to be utilized in a historical fiction context concerning the usa. Is it everyone's cup of tea? of course not. But when I think of Hancock/Bright/Hitch/After Earth Will Smith likes roles where he is in a two genre film, which doesn't clearly delineate which one it is. Hancock many say is a superhero film, and I concur. But... it is also a realist film, like grapes of wrath. Is Hancock really about a superhero saving the day or is it about a man whose trying to figure out how to be good at the only job he wants? Many say Bright is a buddy cop film and I concur. But... it is also a high fantasy film, like lord of rings with , I argue more, fantastical elements at times merging our modern world with the world of elves and dwarves in a blunt way. Hitch many say is a romantic comedy, and I concur. But... most of the film isn't romantic or comedic. I argue most of the film is loner. It has the feel of La Notte , the italian film, with the couple which ends in my view brilliantly cause it doesn't finalize anything. But the film feels like a divorce film. Kramer vs Kramer with out the kid in a way. After Earth many say is a science fiction action flick, and I concur. But... i sense in the film more of an inverted western. This is like an inversion of shane. And in all the films, it ends on an upbeat. If you come to the movie theater's expecting "twelve years a slave" in form or structure you will be disppointed. You need to look at it thinking, what if a slave had a superhero life? how can that work.

Chev Therefore, I believe that if you want to use an Asian character for a shaolin monk, you should at least do some research on that wise. Right off the top of my thoughts, the word 'Monk' signifies a very early presence of Black African typed 'ancient Sumerians' that were present in the ancient far east and then by the time that the shaolin monk became historical, well, I don't know. But I do believe at the time of these kinds of monks, there were still a significan presence of AFrican-typed 'monks' there too! I remember a recent movie, but the title escapes me though, of a film that showed a lot of historical fiction and I was very well aware of some of the roles played by Asians were actually a depiction of Blacks. Yeah, I wanted to bring up that the first people in China were actually Black and the first Samurai of Japan were Black, but I wasn't sure about the first Shaolin Monks so I left it alone. But thanks for mentioning the history.

Yes, I’m sure Octavia would have loved to see her work on TV. I always thought Kindred would make a good film. I’m looking forward to seeing the series.

All of the friends who went to Mexico with Shanquella Robinson should be arrested and thrown in jail. Somebody will start talking and spilling the beans when that potential penitentiary press cranks up. 😎