I didnt want to go there with the racial aspect bc Shyamalan seems to be at the center of all the bad reviews. lol But you might be on point. How many black sci fi joints are there? You know a lot of folks aint comfortable seeing us outside of roles where we aint showing our teeth or dancing. haha I copped my tix for the 9pm showing.
I don't normally pull the Race Card but sometimes it has to be pulled. All the time a lot of us spend arguing that Tyler Perry and more blacks need to be in "Sci-Fi" films not just as supporting characters but as Leads. "After Earth" is a major Blockbuster staring two Blacks in the Leads and directed by a guy from India. I'm going to watch it tomorrow.
If it's wack, it's wack. I got love for Will but he's not above criticism. But forgive me if I'm excited to see a Brother and his son doing it Big like this. Will is a Legend. If it was a different director, I'm sure the reviews would be different. Critics really have the knives out for M. Knight cause he really pissed them off since most of them were calling him the Next Spielberg/Hitchcock when he dropped.