All right, I know that the reviews have been so-so at best. But for the reasons Lane Wallace has laid out very well on our site, the debut of the movie is in itself an event worth noting and supporting. I have met a number of Tuskegee Airmen over the years at air shows, and their story really is inspiring and deserving of notice by a new generation. Also, George Lucas has said that if this movie succeeds, he might complete a trilogy on this theme, so I figure I will vote with my movie-going dollars.

The flying world is still mainly white, in addition to overwhelmingly male, which is part of why the Airmen's achievement was so significant.

Not much to add, except that I hope Mr Lucas did overdo it with special effects. You would think that dogfights in WWII fighters are dramatic enough as they are and moviemakers should just aim for realism rather than spectacular effects, but then I would sound as an old fart.