{"id":18610,"date":"2016-01-18T06:30:49","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T11:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=18610"},"modified":"2016-01-19T16:34:34","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T21:34:34","slug":"our-top-10-minority-movie-heroes-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/18\/our-top-10-minority-movie-heroes-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Top 10 Minority Movie Heroes Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I had a good time compiling a list of some of the best and most entertaining minority movie heroes<\/a>, so I thought it’d only be fitting to offer up a sequel to the list with ten more movie minority movie heroes. I had a lot more suggestions this time thanks to the help of some friends, but narrowed them all down to these ten interesting and magnetic heroes of film. Did I miss any characters that you feel should have been included? Let us know!
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\n\"bighero6team\"<\/a>Big Hero 6 \u2013 Big Hero 6<\/strong>
\nNot just one of the most underrated Disney animated films of the last ten years, but one of the most entertaining, \u201cBig Hero 6\u201d features a group of ragtag and diverse teens that team up to become a superhero team. If that\u2019s not enough these teens are science prodigies that use their brains and wits to fight crime when a pure evil threatens their city. \u201cBig Hero 6\u201d doesn\u2019t feature a diverse group of heroes for the hell of a wider audience. The movie really depicts complex and heroic individuals, all of whom decide to use their science skills to help humanity and become guardians. They\u2019re a dynamic and wonderful team headlining a rather excellent film.<\/p>\n

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Finn \u2013 Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/strong>
\nFinn has a lot of balls for a character introduced in one movie. He is originally programmed to be a killer as a storm trooper and manages to find an identity when he chooses not to be a killer, and find some other purpose for his life that doesn\u2019t involve snuffing out innocent lives. When he\u2019s given the name of Finn, he works toward heroism as best as he can, aiding heroine Rey, fighting alongside Han Solo, and even standing up against Kylo Ren with a light saber. I can\u2019t wait to see how he\u2019s further developed in the sequels. So far he\u2019s a damn good hero.<\/p>\n

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Sam \u201cThe Falcon\u201d Wilson \u2013 Marvel Cinematic Universe<\/strong>
\nWould Captain America have been able to pull off the plot to prove his innocence in \u201cWinter Soldier\u201d without the help of Sam Wilson? Who knows? Wilson is a friend to Captain America who can relate to his past with the war and losing a lot of friends during battle. When Captain America is set up to take a fall by Hydra, Wilson takes him in, becomes his ally, and uses his weaponry to help his friend battle the evil organization and prove his heroism once more. He takes on impossible odds, and manages to become an avenger in \u201cAge of Ultron.\u201d He also has a fun cameo in \u201cAnt-Man.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sergeant Roger Murtaugh \u2013 The Lethal Weapon Series<\/strong>
\nMurtaugh is a man who has seen a lot of action in his life, and has to rein in another officer with a death wish. Murtaugh takes a liking to Martin Riggs mainly for his penchant for taking on law breakers, and manages to save his life and provide him with a reason to keep going when Riggs is prepared to commit suicide. Murtaugh isn\u2019t just Riggs\u2019 friend, but he\u2019s also the template for what Riggs can become, showing that life can be fulfilling, even when it\u2019s vicious and unforgiving.<\/p>\n

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Lucius Fox \u2013 The Dark Knight Trilogy<\/strong>
\nWhere would Bruce Wayne even be without Lucius Fox\u2019s wizardry and genius for technology? Though Fox doesn\u2019t snap in to action to fight crime, Fox is very much a moral center and shoulder to lean on for Bruce Wayne who uses Lucius\u2019 technology and military equipment to build the persona of the Dark Knight. Fox is a consistently trustworthy character throughout the trilogy who argues against Bruce abusing technology to find the Joker, and even craftily covers for his boss when he\u2019s nearly exposed by a Wayne Enterprise executive. Fox is a crafty and resilient sidekick to Wayne until the very end and a worthwhile hero who literally creates Batman from scratch.<\/p>\n

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Frank Armitage – They Live<\/strong>
\nFor Nada, getting an ally in his fight against the alien menace that\u2019s consumed Earth is everything. Thus he has to literally beat Frank up to get him to open his eyes to the cold hard truth about humanity and civilization. Frank is no push over as an everyday working man who literally beats the hell out of hero Nada when they brawl in an alleyway. Only by surprising him can Nada make Frank see the truth, and from that point on he becomes a prime hero fighting to save the world alongside his other average Joe. How fitting it takes a blue collar minimum wager to bring down an elite force working to program humanity in to becoming sheep.<\/p>\n

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Mace Windu \u2013 Star Wars Episode I-III, The Clone Wars<\/strong>
\nI personally love Mace Windu, mainly for the fact that he died a hero and as one of the first victims of the rise of the Empire. Windu had bad feelings about Anakin Skywalker, and tried his best to appeal to Skywalker\u2019s humanity. He is one of the only jedi who takes down Jango Fett, and confronts Palpatine even in his purest evil form. He may very well have been able to end Palpatine\u2019s reign and prevent the massacre that led to the rise of the Empire if not for Anakin Skywalker\u2019s betrayal. But he\u2019ll always be the jedi who stood over Palpatine watching him beg for mercy.<\/p>\n

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Moses \u2013 Attack the Block<\/strong>
\nMoses originally begins his story as an aspiring criminal in his neighborhood and garners a big lesson in how your actions can have grave consequences. After he and his group discover an alien and kill it out of fright, they\u2019re faced with a massive alien invasion of feral dog like monsters that want the corpse of their baby back. Moses stages a heroic retaliation against the aliens and in the end manages to thwart the invasion, while also owning up to his mistakes and realizing his role as a hero. Moses is easily the most compelling character in \u201cAttack the Block\u201d who, as director Joe Cornish explained, was set to become even more of a hero in the planned sequels.<\/p>\n

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Selena – 28 Days Later<\/strong>
\nEasily one of the best horror heroines ever conceived, Selena is a compelling and complex heroine with a tortured past. She confronts every day of the apocalypse with a menace and mercilessness that keeps her surviving until the very end and is damn good with the machete. She\u2019s often cunning and quite brave in \u201c28 Days\u201d and manages to continue on after the movie has ended in to the graphic novels. Even in the alternate darker ending of \u201c28 Days Later\u201d when Jim dies, she still picks herself up and keeps pushing forward in her campaign to survive.<\/p>\n

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Sergeant Brodski – Jason X<\/strong>
\nWho else in \u201cJason X\u201d is willing to go toe to toe with the masked maniac? While all of the lily white characters are running around the space ship and screaming for their lives, Sergeant Brodski stands up against cyborg Jason Voorhees and rarely ever backs down. True Jason manages to bring him down in the first half of the movie, but Brodski returns once again in the finale to heroically battle the maniac, and sacrifices himself to allow the others to live another day. Brodski is a bad ass who gives Jason a damn hard time, and he deserves a lot of credit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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