When will they learn?

Rating: 2/10 (5 August 2004)

I know it is currently mandatory in Hollywood to insert African-Americans into roles that were written as being a race other then African-American, but when will these Hollywood idiots let up? Why not the Biography of Martin Luther King starring Mel Gibson? I try to approach these movies with hope, because I read the stories and the books by asimov, stanislav lem et al, and why the Hollywood producers insist on changing the character so drastically, it is beyond me. Is it simply a move of greed to get more African-Americans watching this crap? (Which I doubt they do, being intelligent enough to know they are being pandered to.) Will Smith is just not cut out for serious dramatic entertainment. I thought these nitwits had gotten the message with that still-life "Wild, Wild West" which died after about two hours in the theaters, but no. Will Smith is a good comedian, why not star him in comedy movies? But then again, I have the full multi-million dollar release of "Bewitched" to look forward to. Oh well,reading is more enjoyable....... I know that any observations along these lines will probably incur the wrath of the PC police, but really who cares?