chukhung
02-04-2005, 08:51 PM
These two (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=300633) threads (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=300332) got me thinking:
What are examples of Hollywood movies made after the Civil Rights Era that feature a black villain (or villains) and a white hero? This seems to be a fairly rare combination in films (not surprising, I guess--it's hard to see a white man beating on blacks as heroic these days).
The obvious one that I thought of was Live and Let Die (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070328/). But, on the other hand, I don't think a movie like Rocky (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075148/) would qualify. Apollo Creed isn't really a villian, in my opinion--just the antagonist. So what are some others?
What are examples of Hollywood movies made after the Civil Rights Era that feature a black villain (or villains) and a white hero? This seems to be a fairly rare combination in films (not surprising, I guess--it's hard to see a white man beating on blacks as heroic these days).
The obvious one that I thought of was Live and Let Die (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070328/). But, on the other hand, I don't think a movie like Rocky (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075148/) would qualify. Apollo Creed isn't really a villian, in my opinion--just the antagonist. So what are some others?