Although this isn't Hollywood's first attempt to turn a historically black superhero into the
main event, headlining their own tentpole film — consider Wesley Snipes run as the vampire - hunter Blade, Halle Berry's turn as Catwoman, Will Smith's alcoholic anti-hero Hancock or even Shaquille O'Neal's turn as Steel — this feels like a first in part because of how much effort has been poured into its making and, more importantly, how readily it embraces its fundamental blackness, from its
colorful African settings to its tribally - influenced makeup, hairstyle, and costumes to its predominately black
cast and crew, a verifiable assemblage of talent that'll turn even the most skeptical of heads.
Defiance's side missions are quite unremarkable — the kill ten rats quests of all kill ten rats quests — but the
main story missions are actually of a very high quality, with a
colorful cast of characters and lots of exciting, epic action.