Hmm, Marvel's "token" film?...

Rating: 3/10 (11 May 2018)

Though I would LOVE to get into the sociopolitical connotations of this obvious "token" effort towards its obviously token character I, unlike Marvel Studios, am aware of what is appropriate and what is not. Marvel comics have been force-feeding ridiculous ethnic transformations of age old, sacred iconic characters down their fans' throats in lieu of creating new ones and steadily losing their fanbase. With sociopolitically injected efforts like this and the casting of a dark girl as Valkyrie in Thor: Ragnarok, and the new interracial love interest in Spider-Man: Homecoming, it looks like Marvel Studios is determined to follow suit. Was this film meant to evolve the character, or simply to placate the misrepresented? Because this "made for tv" quality theatrical release seemed as much of a "token" to the Marvel lineup as the character Token is to South Park. Rather than fill a crucial vacancy in our culture this effort seems more like salt in a wound. I'd expect significantly more from Marvel Studios since the ONLY reason they ever got off the ground to begin with was off the strength of a black character named BLADE. Anyone remember those films? A hell of a lot stronger than this insulting drivel! At least that dude was afforded the dignity of an actual narrative effort! How about some more of that, hm?... Where the hell is Night Thrasher and his New Warriors, or at least something else that doesn't make black people look like futuristic aliens? How is THAT supposed to dignify them? By capitalizing on differences further? Wow. Astonishing. And I have to wonder how it woyld have gone over to here the line "Great, another white boy for us to fix..." had the roles been reversed. Weak Marvel. Just weak...