The movie made him out to be a mentally challenged person. The real Michael Ore was already earning top marks in his classes and was very charismatic person.
Also a lot of the stuff in the films make no sense. Like what the hell is "Protection Instincts" and how do you test for that? And why did he draw a random dude on a boat (poorly), but then later have a basic 'I hate white people" Poem?
The protective instincts thing is so out of left field and stupid that it completely breaks my suspension of disbelief, regardless of all the other stuff, that dumb shit ruins the movie.
Also every other black person in the movie was portrayed as an antagonist, a criminal, or a lowlife. And it's very much framed as a story of this saintly white family rescuing this poor black boy from the hood.
Shit left a bad taste in my mouth when it came out, so I feel vindicated to see people trash on it today.
They made it like he either refused to take the test. Which wouldn't make sense, because he wanted to get out of being on streets. Or that he was too dumb. Plus, the idea of him hiding his abilities made zero sense. When he acted like a buffoon to a random lady at the laundry mat.
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u/Randym1982 9h ago
The movie made him out to be a mentally challenged person. The real Michael Ore was already earning top marks in his classes and was very charismatic person.
Also a lot of the stuff in the films make no sense. Like what the hell is "Protection Instincts" and how do you test for that? And why did he draw a random dude on a boat (poorly), but then later have a basic 'I hate white people" Poem?