I agree not so much white savior, but a whole heap of magical negro which is very much part of King's oeuvre.

Italians might not have been considered white in 1862, but by 1962, that most certainly not the case. What a racist idiot.

Your description is the exact vibe I got from the trailer and everything I’ve read about this movie. I look forward to seeing Mr. Ali in True Detective and all the other performances I’m sure he’ll give us in the near future.

I suppose one might assert that “queen” is typically lower in rank than “king,” given the male-preference primogeniture inheritance that so many monarchies have used, so by saying “woman king,” it conveys that this person has the same rank as any other king, but happens to be female.

BRING ON THE BADASS BLACK WOMEN MOVIES