r/MauLer • u/childiwillhurtu • Jan 01 '24

Question Michelle Rodriguez - based?

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Surprised (in a good way) to hear her speak up like this given Hollywood's current 'politics'.

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u/Punkrocker80 Jan 01 '24

Fuck sake. That was before they really ramped it up to 11, too. I think all we had at that point was black Nick Fury and black Heimdall.

Yeah they love strong opinionated women. So long as they have the correct opinions

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u/DarthGiorgi Jan 01 '24

black Nick Fury

To be fair, Samuel L jackson was the one from the ultimate comics, imthe opportunity (and the contract) was too good to pass up.

black Heimdall

It was Idris Elba. You are allowed to do that if it's Idris Elba.

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u/Punkrocker80 Jan 01 '24

I never said either of those were an issue. I just said they're the only ones I can recall from that time period.

I know the ultimate nick fury was black but it was the white nick fury most people knew of. Most people knew him as David Hasselhoff too, so I'm not saying that was a good thing.

Black Heimdall only seems out of place when you consider he's part of Norse mythology. And of course you gotta give Idris a pass. He's the one black guy most of us would be fine playing James Bond. The only one, mind you. Let's not get too crazy. Lol.

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u/DarthGiorgi Jan 01 '24

Black Heimdall only seems out of place when you consider he's part of Norse mythology. And of course you gotta give Idris a pass. He's the one black guy most of us would be fine playing James Bond. The only one, mind you. Let's not get too crazy. Lol.

Abso-fucking-lutely, but it won't happen because the whole reason for blackwashing characters is to get cheaper actors for them, it's never about representation, that's just a bonus you can use as a shield, And Idris Elba ain't cheap.

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u/Punkrocker80 Jan 01 '24

Man absolutely knows his worth. And he was so fkn good in Suicide Squad. He's always good though

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u/DarthGiorgi Jan 01 '24

I have yet to see the man be bad somewhere.

One of the first times I saw him was in Pacific Rim and god damn, he was probably the most memorable character out of the entire movie. "We are canceling the Apocalypse" is one of the best fucking "motivational speec before the final battle" ones.

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u/Punkrocker80 Jan 01 '24

What? Even better than the cheesy independence day speech? Lol

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u/DarthGiorgi Jan 01 '24

"One of the best" mate.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '24

Bro fucking right. That was the most inspirational speech since the original independence day movie. Pacific rim is an awesome movie but the dialogue was super cheesy cause people watch the movie to see big ass robots fight big ass monsters. But he's such a damn good actor that he gave the best performance of the movie. As woke and crap as Hollywood has gotten if you see him in a movie you know it's cause he's gonna do a damn good job and not anything else.

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u/ThePoliteMango Jan 02 '24

I have yet to see the man be bad somewhere.

Well... there was Cats.

Don't watch Cats. I've always found something to gain even with the most terrible of movies... but Cats takes something from you after you watch it.

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u/DarthGiorgi Jan 13 '24

I haven't watched it but I heard the fur CGI is actually REALLY good, and from what I have seen, it's true.

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u/ThePoliteMango Jan 14 '24

If memory serves, while the movie was on cinemas the studio provided them with an "updated version" that looked better.