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I don't care if Little Mermaid is black or if Batman or even James Bond. The character matters. It wouldn't make sense to have a white Black Panther just like it wouldn't make sense to have a black Robin Hood or King Arthur. It wouldn't make sense to have a black Captain America that has origins in World War 2. If ethnicity is tied to the character, then race matters. If not, I don't really care what skin color the character has. I thought it was ridiculous that the new Vikings show on Netflix had a black woman ruler.

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What about making Alexander Hamilton a person of color? Would that make sense?

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If it was based on reality, then no it wouldn't. The musical (which I haven't seen) is not. I view it as more of a parody.

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Hamilton is not a parody

The founding fathers also didn't sing and rap. Like I said, I view it as a parody, so I don't really care. It's a musical not really meant to be taken seriously as historical fact. If it was made into a legit movie, that would be different. If Disney has Taylor Swift in Princess and the Frog, I wouldn't care just like I don't care about a non white person playing Ariel. If other people are upset, so be it, I'm just giving my opinion how I personally feel about it.

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Bruce Almighty said:

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Bruce Almighty said:

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I don't care if Little Mermaid is black or if Batman or even James Bond. The character matters. It wouldn't make sense to have a white Black Panther just like it wouldn't make sense to have a black Robin Hood or King Arthur. It wouldn't make sense to have a black Captain America that has origins in World War 2. If ethnicity is tied to the character, then race matters. If not, I don't really care what skin color the character has. I thought it was ridiculous that the new Vikings show on Netflix had a black woman ruler.

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What about making Alexander Hamilton a person of color? Would that make sense?

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If it was based on reality, then no it wouldn't. The musical (which I haven't seen) is not. I view it as more of a parody.

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Hamilton is not a parody

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Call it what you want, I know the book that is based off of, but it's a broadway musical. I don't take it seriously.

Bruce Almighty said:

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Another Doug said:

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Bruce Almighty said:

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Bruce Almighty said:

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I don't care if Little Mermaid is black or if Batman or even James Bond. The character matters. It wouldn't make sense to have a white Black Panther just like it wouldn't make sense to have a black Robin Hood or King Arthur. It wouldn't make sense to have a black Captain America that has origins in World War 2. If ethnicity is tied to the character, then race matters. If not, I don't really care what skin color the character has. I thought it was ridiculous that the new Vikings show on Netflix had a black woman ruler.

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What about making Alexander Hamilton a person of color? Would that make sense?

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If it was based on reality, then no it wouldn't. The musical (which I haven't seen) is not. I view it as more of a parody.

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Hamilton is not a parody

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Call it what you want, I know the book that is based off of, but it's a broadway musical. I don't take it seriously.

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Just not a parody. Its a musical tragedy. Calling it a parody is like calling Shakespeare's Julius Caesar a parody.

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Bruce Almighty said:

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Another Doug said:

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Bruce Almighty said:

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Bruce Almighty said:

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I don't care if Little Mermaid is black or if Batman or even James Bond. The character matters. It wouldn't make sense to have a white Black Panther just like it wouldn't make sense to have a black Robin Hood or King Arthur. It wouldn't make sense to have a black Captain America that has origins in World War 2. If ethnicity is tied to the character, then race matters. If not, I don't really care what skin color the character has. I thought it was ridiculous that the new Vikings show on Netflix had a black woman ruler.

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What about making Alexander Hamilton a person of color? Would that make sense?

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If it was based on reality, then no it wouldn't. The musical (which I haven't seen) is not. I view it as more of a parody.

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Hamilton is not a parody

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Call it what you want, I know the book that is based off of, but it's a broadway musical. I don't take it seriously.

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Just not a parody. Its a musical tragedy. Calling it a parody is like calling Shakespeare's Julius Caesar a parody.

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Maybe parody wasn't the right word, reimagining of the source material was more what I was going for.

It just wasn't good. HBO's John Adam's was, though.

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Someone should've told Lin Manuel Miranda that he couldn't write Hamilton if he was going to cast himself into the lead role, because that doesn't fit historically. And no rapping.

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Right?

My overweight and pasty Irish ass can't wait to portray MLK in an upcoming film.

With bagpipes.

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Bruce Almighty said:

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I don't care if Little Mermaid is black or if Batman or even James Bond. The character matters. It wouldn't make sense to have a white Black Panther just like it wouldn't make sense to have a black Robin Hood or King Arthur. It wouldn't make sense to have a black Captain America that has origins in World War 2. If ethnicity is tied to the character, then race matters. If not, I don't really care what skin color the character has. I thought it was ridiculous that the new Vikings show on Netflix had a black woman ruler.

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What about making Alexander Hamilton a person of color? Would that make sense?

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If it was based on reality, then no it wouldn't. The musical (which I haven't seen) is not. I view it as more of a parody.

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Hamilton is not a parody

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Then it's crap.

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Going to guess you have no idea the content of the musical Hamilton.

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Good guess. I've only seen what people have posted about it, decided I had no interest and never paid it any more mind. So if Alexander Hamilton is being portrayed by a non-white, and it's not a parody, then it is crap.

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Since you have an Ag tag, next time it comes to your town let me know and I will buy you a good seat to it, provided you come back here and write an honest review.

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Thanks for the offer, but it's not my cup of tea. Musical? Vomit.

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I don't care if Little Mermaid is black or if Batman or even James Bond. The character matters. It wouldn't make sense to have a white Black Panther just like it wouldn't make sense to have a black Robin Hood or King Arthur. It wouldn't make sense to have a black Captain America that has origins in World War 2. If ethnicity is tied to the character, then race matters. If not, I don't really care what skin color the character has. I thought it was ridiculous that the new Vikings show on Netflix had a black woman ruler.

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What about making Alexander Hamilton a person of color? Would that make sense?

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In my mind, musicals and plays are definitely fair ground to have atypical character representation. Heck, Denzel Washington played in 2005 in Caeser and recently in MacBeth. Would be awesome to see Denzel on Broadway. That format of entertainment is different though than tv or movie.

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The only person *****ing about Mario Bros was Leguizamo and nobody gives a **** about him at all. So it was him + a few trolls online. Maybe a random axios article that nobody gave a **** about, but that's a far cry from some wave of criticism.

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Man, I never got the memo I was supposed to hate Mario Bros! All I remember was people making fun of Chris Pratt for having Mario sound like his normal speaking voice.

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The founding fathers also didn't sing and rap. Like I said, I view it as a parody, so I don't really care. It's a musical not really meant to be taken seriously as historical fact. If it was made into a legit movie, that would be different. If Disney has Taylor Swift in Princess and the Frog, I wouldn't care just like I don't care about a non white person playing Ariel. If other people are upset, so be it, I'm just giving my opinion how I personally feel about it.

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So Tom Hanks can play MLK as long as he sings and dances? I'm sure no one will have an issue with that.

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You keep confusing me with other people. If Tom Hanks played King in a Broadway musical, no I wouldn't give a ***** What other people think is there own business.

I assure you that would be the minority opinion. Most would have a real problem with it and I think you know that.

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I assure you that would be the minority opinion. Most would have a real problem with it and I think you know that.

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I never said otherwise.

I agree.

Finally saw it with my wife at Cinemark Cut! in Frisco. It was very powerful but I s*** you not, it was at least 85 degrees in the theater. My wife was fanning herself the last 1/3 of the movie. Afterwards, she was like "are we crazy or was that the hottest it's ever been in a movie theater in our lives." She got mad when I told her about the conspiracy theory about no AC because she wouldn't have worn jeans.

She actually brought a blanket because she just assumed it would be freezing. As we walked out I overheard others complaining too so I said "I bet you anything it's 65 degrees at the Barbie showing." I almost went in to confirm but my wife dragged me away."

In the lobby it was very pleasant and cool but I get it, there isn't a packed theater full of people but again, my wife and I have been to a ton of movies in our lives and that was the hottest we've ever been.

Sorry is this adds fuel to the conspiracy fire but it was ridiculously warm. For the record I saw Spiderman - Across the Spiderverse with my son at the same theater and same wing (I can't remember which exact theater room) and it was cold. This was just a few weeks ago and it was during the day and hot as hell outside.

Same thing happened to me - went in expecting to be a little chilly like most theaters, but it was so hot I was sweating. I wouldn't think this particular theater would have done that with the A/C, but it was still odd after all the other reports of it happening.

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Same thing happened to me - went in expecting to be a little chilly like most theaters, but it was so hot I was sweating. I wouldn't think this particular theater would have done that with the A/C, but it was still odd after all the other reports of it happening.

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The "theory" online that my wife just read, and of course take this with a grain of salt, is that it's a concerted effort to get people to complain to the manager so they'll refund the tickets and that money won't go to the studio.

Of course at this point with the Streisand effect and the movie already over 100 million it seems silly a theater would do that to intentionally piss off their customers. My wife already said she's never going back to Cinemark Cut. Spoiler alert, my wife can hold a grudge.

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My theater was fine. And it was crowded. I am guessing a big part of it is showings are being put in the smaller theater rooms and they are also mostly full. That much body heat in a small area will make a difference.

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I could see that if it was an older theater for sure but this one was built like 4 years ago...in Texas, where we always have hot ass summers.

Maybe that's all it is but I've been in plenty of smaller crowded theaters (the Spiderman movie I referenced above was pretty full and during the hottest part of the day) and it was nice and cool inside.

I think there is just a hyper focus on any issue at any showing. When it is shown 12,000 times per day there are bound to be a few issues and they will be highlighted.

Worst case scenario, a silly leftist employee who can't get hired at Starbucks jacked with the thermostat

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Finally saw it with my wife at Cinemark Cut! in Frisco. It was very powerful but I s*** you not, it was at least 85 degrees in the theater. My wife was fanning herself the last 1/3 of the movie. Afterwards, she was like "are we crazy or was that the hottest it's ever been in a movie theater in our lives." She got mad when I told her about the conspiracy theory about no AC because she wouldn't have worn jeans.

She actually brought a blanket because she just assumed it would be freezing. As we walked out I overheard others complaining too so I said "I bet you anything it's 65 degrees at the Barbie showing." I almost went in to confirm but my wife dragged me away."

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Air conditioners break sometimes. Or even if its something really simple like being low on freon, the a/c is going to have a really hard time keeping up, especially in July in Texas.

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In the lobby it was very pleasant and cool but I get it, there isn't a packed theater full of people but again, my wife and I have been to a ton of movies in our lives and that was the hottest we've ever been.

Sorry is this adds fuel to the conspiracy fire but it was ridiculously warm. For the record I saw Spiderman - Across the Spiderverse with my son at the same theater and same wing (I can't remember which exact theater room) and it was cold. This was just a few weeks ago and it was during the day and hot as hell outside.

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Each theater room most likely has its own roof top unit. One single theater can be not working correctly and it wouldn't affect any of the other theaters or the lobby at all.

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Finally saw it with my wife at Cinemark Cut! in Frisco. It was very powerful but I s*** you not, it was at least 85 degrees in the theater. My wife was fanning herself the last 1/3 of the movie. Afterwards, she was like "are we crazy or was that the hottest it's ever been in a movie theater in our lives." She got mad when I told her about the conspiracy theory about no AC because she wouldn't have worn jeans.

She actually brought a blanket because she just assumed it would be freezing. As we walked out I overheard others complaining too so I said "I bet you anything it's 65 degrees at the Barbie showing." I almost went in to confirm but my wife dragged me away."

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Air conditioners break sometimes. Or even if its something really simple like being low on freon, the a/c is going to have a really hard time keeping up, especially in July in Texas.

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In the lobby it was very pleasant and cool but I get it, there isn't a packed theater full of people but again, my wife and I have been to a ton of movies in our lives and that was the hottest we've ever been.

Sorry is this adds fuel to the conspiracy fire but it was ridiculously warm. For the record I saw Spiderman - Across the Spiderverse with my son at the same theater and same wing (I can't remember which exact theater room) and it was cold. This was just a few weeks ago and it was during the day and hot as hell outside.

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Each theater room most likely has its own roof top unit. One single theater can be not working correctly and it wouldn't affect any of the other theaters or the lobby at all.

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It certainly could be any of those things but I just found it curious that I had read about AC issues beforehand and that's exactly what I experienced. Coincidence, sure but I just found it pretty damn odd.