Comments on: Freeman joins cast of ‘Wanted’ http://www.popcultureshock.com/freeman-joins-cast-of-wanted/40610/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:19:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: brad http://www.popcultureshock.com/freeman-joins-cast-of-wanted/40610/comment-page-1/#comment-5508 brad Sat, 18 Nov 2006 04:51:17 +0000 http://www.popcultureshock.com/freeman-joins-cast-of-wanted/40610/#comment-5508 I was hoping Freeman would play the killer's father instead of the cliche teacher role. The role of mentor/teacher colored person (Mr. Miyagi or Morpheus or Bagger Vance) has been such a safe cliche. It would be nice if the studios would recognize that it's possible for a mixed-race African-American Morgan Freeman to have a white-looking child. That would have more resonance and be more thought provoking than this tired cliche. How many roles has freeman played the teacher? He's done it with Tim Robinson, Keanu Reeves, and Ashley Judd. I was hoping Freeman would play the killer’s father instead of the cliche teacher role. The role of mentor/teacher colored person (Mr. Miyagi or Morpheus or Bagger Vance) has been such a safe cliche.

It would be nice if the studios would recognize that it’s possible for a mixed-race African-American Morgan Freeman to have a white-looking child. That would have more resonance and be more thought provoking than this tired cliche. How many roles has freeman played the teacher? He’s done it with Tim Robinson, Keanu Reeves, and Ashley Judd.

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