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Kind of Blue

(8,709 posts)
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 07:13 PM Oct 2019

Raising Dion, for those with kids and/or are just big kids

Four years ago, writer Dennis Liu published the comic book Raising Dion, which told the story of a single black mother raising a son who begins to develop superpowers. A year later, Liu turned that comic book into a short film that caught the eye of Michael B. Jordan, himself a silver screen superhero in Fantastic Four (and eventual supervillain in Black Panther). Jordan acquired the rights to the short to develop into a Netflix series, which is finally hitting the streaming platform next month. This was written in September. I enjoyed binge-ing it last week

Jordan produces and stars in Raising Dion as the father of the titular Dion, who disappears shortly before his son discovers his superpowers. https://www.slashfilm.com/raising-dion-trailer/



Liu's short of 4 years ago.


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Raising Dion, for those with kids and/or are just big kids (Original Post) Kind of Blue Oct 2019 OP
This looks freakin cool irisblue Oct 2019 #1
It really is! Kind of Blue Oct 2019 #2
I love this show! Boomer Oct 2019 #3
Yes, indeed, the real issues confronted by black families Kind of Blue Oct 2019 #5
I binge watched this show utopian Oct 2019 #4
Well said! Lots of layers in this one. Kind of Blue Oct 2019 #6
i just saw it in 2 nights. I loved Cha Oct 2019 #7

Kind of Blue

(8,709 posts)
2. It really is!
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 07:23 PM
Oct 2019

In my lifetime, I'm thrilled to see many openings to tell PoC stories in our own way. I'm looking forward to Liu's next one about an Asian-American super hero kid.

Boomer

(4,266 posts)
3. I love this show!
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 08:17 PM
Oct 2019

I'm only about half-way through it -- just don't have a lot of free time -- but I'm enjoying each episode. High-quality scripts and good actors. Such a wonderful twist on the usual superhero origin story, to concentrate on his mother. And seemed, as far as I could tell, to be very comfortable with portraying a black family, as opposed to a white family just painted black. Watching his mother wrestle with when to have The Talk with Dion was so wrenching, but it was counterbalanced so well with just their joy with each other.

Kind of Blue

(8,709 posts)
5. Yes, indeed, the real issues confronted by black families
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 09:34 PM
Oct 2019

could easily have been dismissed and still be a good story. But bringing those elements in; strength of family, ties with and help from community, unemployment, sorrow, love, the delightful joys and comedy, physical disability together with super power in diverse environments tells a much richer story. The Talk scene was heart-wrenching and well done and had to happen. I'm so glad it wasn't left out and I'd say the heart of the story of a mom protecting her son from the warped perception of some in the world.

utopian

(1,104 posts)
4. I binge watched this show
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 08:27 PM
Oct 2019

I loved it. Great writing and casting. A family friendly show with depth.

Cha

(305,834 posts)
7. i just saw it in 2 nights. I loved
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 05:00 AM
Oct 2019

it.. that's all I'll say so no spoilers.. except they're all adorable!

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