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Originally Posted by GGG
Amoung African American communities, yes. Will it impact future casting decisions and what movies can get made? Probably. So I think it will have a lasting impact 5 years from now.
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Probably not.
You kind of nailed the point yourself by mentioning Beverly Hills Cop. The same people in love with Black Panther for it's featuring of black heroes, don't even remember that movie.
If people couldn't remember there were black actions heroes before Black Panther, they'll forget about Black Panther too.
Blade, Morpheus(Matrix), Michael B Jordan in Fantastic Four, Many films by Will Smith, Wesley Snipes, Eddie Murphy, Denzel etc..
Black Panther is getting heralded like it's the first time a black actor has been a hero, but that's just not the case.
If all of these other examples were forgotten so easily, it likely will be too from that racial/cultural standpoint.
In 5 years there will be another movie being heralded for finally giving us black heroes.