18. A black actor portraying God was considered controversial at the time
One glance at media reports on Bruce Almighty at the time confirms we’ve come a long way from 2003.
The film was released back in 2003
Back then, having a black actor portray God was seen as groundbreaking and, in some parts, downright controversial.
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Up to that point, God had typically been portrayed as an old, white man with long hair and beard – an image that Bruce Almighty’s depiction of the Supreme Being smashed.