The Matrix. The good guys are an Asian mutt, magical Negro, androgynous girl boss (possibly tranny in real life), and a minor character that was supposed to be a tranny (Switch). The bad guys are exclusively White men.
Gotta agree here -- and also, heroic sacrifice is a good way to go.
The thing I always found amusing was at the end with the "they're coming down all over the globe!" bit.
Fucking how? It took the entire remnants of the US air force to hit one of those vulnerable laser cannon things. Maybe Russia would have had enough air power to get in a lucky strike as well but everywhere else? SOL. IIRC, there was even a shot of one coming down over like an African savannah and even at the time I was thinking, "what, did they chuck spears at it?"
I haven't seen the movie but in the sequel don't they have a scene with an African warlord who was supposedly the only guy to stop the aliens from a ground invasion
My only rationalization is that most of the other Air Forces bunkered themselves when they saw the USAF completely shit the bed, and then a nuke due no real damage. Once it became clear that they could launch an effective attack, the remaining air forces would move as quickly as possible to strike.
For Africa, I'm rationalizing that it's a kind of South African led Pan-African coalition.
Weirdly enough, there's a bunch of countries in Africa with working jets. Including Ethiopia. Hypothetically, if the aliens have already had a mortal blow to their primary command and control center, a prepared air-force of minor nations could have launched an effective strike package on them. They'd be 3rd and 4th generation air craft, but if the enemy's already crippled, you're still probably fine.
I get it. It's hard to reconcile that a genuinely good film with a cast that nailed their roles had an underlying agenda, but the deliberate racial casting is impossible to ignore. If The Matrix came out this month and not back during the '90s, then we would all be roasting the casting decisions.
The Matrix. The good guys are an Asian mutt, magical Negro, androgynous girl boss (possibly tranny in real life), and a minor character that was supposed to be a tranny (Switch). The bad guys are exclusively White men.
Independence Day. Loony side character White Man sacrifices himself to save the planet while the lead Jew and Negro survive as heroes.
White guy is also the president. You're reading way too much into that.
Gotta agree here -- and also, heroic sacrifice is a good way to go.
The thing I always found amusing was at the end with the "they're coming down all over the globe!" bit.
Fucking how? It took the entire remnants of the US air force to hit one of those vulnerable laser cannon things. Maybe Russia would have had enough air power to get in a lucky strike as well but everywhere else? SOL. IIRC, there was even a shot of one coming down over like an African savannah and even at the time I was thinking, "what, did they chuck spears at it?"
I haven't seen the movie but in the sequel don't they have a scene with an African warlord who was supposedly the only guy to stop the aliens from a ground invasion
My only rationalization is that most of the other Air Forces bunkered themselves when they saw the USAF completely shit the bed, and then a nuke due no real damage. Once it became clear that they could launch an effective attack, the remaining air forces would move as quickly as possible to strike.
For Africa, I'm rationalizing that it's a kind of South African led Pan-African coalition.
Weirdly enough, there's a bunch of countries in Africa with working jets. Including Ethiopia. Hypothetically, if the aliens have already had a mortal blow to their primary command and control center, a prepared air-force of minor nations could have launched an effective strike package on them. They'd be 3rd and 4th generation air craft, but if the enemy's already crippled, you're still probably fine.
That's the way that I would rationalize it.
Will Smith was the first choice for Neo.
Edit - And more proof of your point The Wachowski things have said it's an analogy for transsexualism.
I'm 100% certain that that is total revisionism.
The OG matrix movie is awesome. Wyd are you talking about it lol? If you make an amazing movie IDC what race people are
Neither did I. Until I came to understand that the movie makers hate me.
I think if the work is good enough, it's still worth watching if it's property advanced, creative, or innovative.
There was a time when our enemies were actually very creative.
I get it. It's hard to reconcile that a genuinely good film with a cast that nailed their roles had an underlying agenda, but the deliberate racial casting is impossible to ignore. If The Matrix came out this month and not back during the '90s, then we would all be roasting the casting decisions.
Never forget to point out that since they transitioned, they are the top earning female directors of ALL TIME.
And women everywhere clap furiously... right?
WTF?? I had not heard this. There's no way these dudes aren't banging each other.