[@iceheart]

Haven't seen it yet. Haven't even read much about it -- trying to preserve some movie innocence -- so this is more of an in-general response. I'm not bothered by racial-bending casting choices. Like I had [i]zero[/i] interest in the Dark Tower movie until I found out Idris Elba was starring -- but that pisses off my (super liberal) coworker because "HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE WHITE." I don't care. I don't care at all.

But.

I [i]definitely[/i] am concerned that it's becoming, like..... essential. The BBC reserves like three whole paragraphs of every movie review to grade the film's diversity record. You get people vomiting on Twitter about how Dunkirk is "too white." And you get your monthly "This superhero should be __________." Since Disney owns Marvel studios it's gonna keep going forever..... I feel like people are so passionately missing the goddamn point that they're furious at anyone who doesn't miss it with them. But, Disney owns it, so the virtue signalling will continue until forever.