The article had awful focus issues. Started off great. See? Issues with black people in movies! They tend to be put in to these two roles. And then he started talking about movies and it became a film recommendation article. There's a word for that, but I just spent two hours flying to Tampa and spending time with my family is difficult when I hate them, so instead of thinking of the word, I'm just going to forget about it. Also, to answer your question, yes. When you start to split movies in to race you are hurting what little dialogue takes place these days and corrupts the somewhat still pure nature of film. Remember, a movie is still about a story beyond all else. If the story calls for a heroic black character or a subservient one, that's ultimately irrelevant to arguments about race. Film does not exist to liberate people from their chains, its exists to convey a narrative. Directors and writers shouldn't be limited any more than they already are.