Has Morgan Freeman ever played a role where he wasn't a Magic Negro

[Wolfgang-Zero]

or a token black sidekick ether.

 

[keond]

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

Uncle Hammer, maybe?

Roll of thunder, hear my cry.

 

[Ice Cold]

He played a pimp in a movie with Christopher reeves back in the day
He inverted the trope in wanted
He's also played tons of smaller roles where he wasn't a sidekick or magical negro

 

[ThaBronxBully]

"Magic Negro" Huh? I Wonder If All You Guys Try To Get Daps Realize Some Of The Stuff You Say

 

[Mic-Nificent]

"Magic Negro" Huh? I Wonder If All You Guys Try To Get Daps Realize Some Of The Stuff You Say

He does often play characters that fall into the magical negro trope.

The characters he plays often have no life outside of the white lead characters, they have an magical or otherworldly wisdom that helps the white character,sometimes they sacrifice themselves in order to help the white character movie forward in their journey or learn a lesson.

Films in which Morgan Freeman has played a magical negro:

Driving Miss Daisy
Bruce/Evan Almighty
The Lego movie
The Nolan Batman Trilogy
Million Dollar Baby
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
Oblivion

With all that said he has plenty of roles where he's not playing a magical negro.

Now what IS strange is that Morgan Freeman is often the only black person in films. He hasn't done a film with a predominantly black cast since the 80's I believe.

 

[MartyMcFly]

He does often play characters that fall into the magical negro trope.

The characters he plays often have no life outside of the white lead characters, they have an magical or otherworldly wisdom that helps the white character,sometimes they sacrifice themselves in order to help the white character movie forward in their journey or learn a lesson.

Films in which Morgan Freeman has played a magical negro:

Driving Miss Daisy
Bruce/Evan Almighty
The Lego movie
The Nolan Batman Trilogy
Million Dollar Baby
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
Oblivion

With all that said he has plenty of roles where he's not playing a magical negro.

Now what IS strange is that Morgan Freeman is often the only black person in films. He hasn't done a film with a predominantly black cast since the 80's I believe.

Timeout! He's a magical negro as Lucius fox now?

 

[BXKingPin82]

"THEY USED TO CALL ME CRAZY JOE
NOW THEY CALL ME BATMAN!!"

 

[MartyMcFly]

"THEY USED TO CALL ME CRAZY JOE
NOW THEY CALL ME BATMAN!!"

In living color

NO JOE! NO.

But I've got so much to break up!

 

[Mic-Nificent]

Timeout! He's a magical negro as Lucius fox now?

In the comics no not really....

In the films yes...The character solely exists to help Bruce, give him advice, and push his story forward. From what we see he has no life or motivation outside of Bruce Wayne.

 

[MartyMcFly]

In the comics no not really....

In the films yes...The character solely exists to help Bruce, give him advice, and push his story forward. From what we see he has no life or motivation outside of Bruce Wayne.

He's Q man. That's his role in dark knight. He does exactly what Q does everything you just said is what Q does in the bond films. The only difference is he's black. I'm not seeing that one at all.

 

[David_TheMan]

Street Smart


Rolling Thunder Hear My Cry, Morgan Freeman was styling on those white folks in that movie. I think he was Uncle Hammer

 

[Won Won]

@ God being the ultimate "magical negro" in those Almighty movies

 

[MikelArteta]

Last knights

 

[TransJenner]

Probably when he plays with his granddaughter/girlfriend a$$hole