People often list this movie as an example of the magical negro cliche.
I think they have it wrong. Red is the main character of a more pedestrian realm, while andy distributes the wisdom to a man in need.
I agree with you about people getting it wrong.
Andy is the magical white guy who changes Red's life for the better.
lol,
Hollywood made the character black to begin with.
He wasn't a black character for all of you weirdos who have to boil everything in life to what color a person is.
Red is a white character in the book/novella.
Now we have everyone analyzing things based on everyone's color.
Isn't that a joke in the movie when Morgan Freeman says "probably because I'm Irish", like he's referencing him being white in the book?
shareYeah. Kind of the movie's way of explaining why "red" (It has been a while since I've read it but I think he may have had red hair) is a black guy.
That was a good line.