I love pointless outrage. I like to think that I have mastered the ability to get upset about nothing. But the rage towards the reboot of The Fantastic Four film is funny. Most people are mad that The Human Torch is being played by a Black guy to which I reply “Its the fucking Fantastic Four...” meaning “Who gives a fuck?!” A little bit ago I defended Ben Affleck as Batman and this time I'm not gonna strongly attempt to defend a Black Human Torch so much as make you all realize that this isn't worth getting upset about.
There
is this video that Max Landis, the writer of the second best
superhero film Chronicle, made called The Death And Return Of
Superman where the first thing he says is “Nobody gives a fuck
about Superman.” That is how I feel about FF (I'm not typing their
name a hundred goddamn times). This new movie is directed by Josh
Trank who directed Chronicle which makes me far less concerned if
this movie will be cool. Forget trying to convince people that a
Black guy can be a fictional character. Getting me to even be
interested in seeing a FF movie is far more remarkable.
The new cast consist of Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot, Man On A Ledge), Michael B. Jordan (Chronicle, The Wire), Kate Mara (We Are Marshall, 127 Hours), and Miles Teller (Footloose 2011). I know there are people that have read the comic books and have an attachment to these characters. That's good. But no one likes these characters so much that they get upset about this new film. Its just a bunch of internet racists that are raging about it. “You can't have a Black guy play the Human Torch!” Black guy played Kingpin. English guy played Tony Stark's dad. An Australian played The Red Skull. But god forbid a Black dude plays Human Torch! Oh no! That is just too much!
Forget
the fact that even if they wanted the guy who played Human Torch in
the previous two films couldn't do it if they even wanted since he
has been that guy as well as in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The
Losers, Captain America, The Avengers, and Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. He's been spread thin. And in case anyone has forgotten, those
FF films were fucking garbage! Garbage, I say!
And
should we talk about the version that came out in 1994? Is that off
limits?
Look.
Everyone calm down. The movie is gonna do great no matter who plays
Human Torch. You know why? Because its a FF movie. No one cares. Will
I see it? Yes. Because I like the director and Jordan. Its not like
they have a Black dude playing Electro or anything, right?
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3 comments:
Hahaha, I think he will do fine in the role, like you aid it's the FF...who cares!
Also I loved Jordan in "Fruitvale Station".
You had me dying when you said "Its not like they have a Black dude playing Electro or anything, right?"
LOL!
I actually wish they cast a black actress as Susan Storm so it doesn't change their familial relationship. My complaint is that Jordan being Sue's adopted brother changes the core of their relationship so I would have liked Sue Storm to also be black as well but I guess given the outrage that Michael B Jordan has caused two black actors in the Fantastic Four would be too much for America to handle.
Jackie, I have yet to check out Fruitvale Station but will this week.
Unknown, I agree that if two Black people were cast people would've lost their minds. I doubt they would have cared if a Black guy played Thing though because he would've been in makeup most of the time.
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