commentary on racism?

Rating: Null/10 (15 August 2004)

Did anyone notice that all of the characters were white? You can't tell me that the director, who is a minority, did not do this on purpose. The group in the movie could easily be described as an extremist, white separatist group. In addition, the group set up this elaborate scheme to escape crime.
And like it or not, to the average white American, the face of crime is black. The character who "commits a crime" in the movie (stabbing Phoenix's character) might be the only non-anglo-saxon in the movie.
The Elders' separatism is extreme and twisted once you look at it from an outsider's point of view. It's built on fear and lies. It was a reaction to violence and fear. These people are screwed up!