Why do lots of movies have a white-bearded wise mentor leading the forces of good against evil?

Why do lots of movies have a white-bearded wise mentor leading the forces of good against evil?

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Minorities are dumb.

Cliches, new-age neo-hipsters like to call them "tropes"

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wise_old_man

because Merlin and old people knowing things

So the self insert MC can be even more special by acomplishing what's been a generations long archviement at such a young age!

Minorities are usually shot or stabbed before they reach that age.

Minorities killing each other before they have the chance to get old

Who is the bottom right?

Are people complaining about this? That's funny, because they also lose their shit when it's a wise old black man...

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Sheev.

Who is the one in the bottom right?

Old white men always stand up to evil.

the commie from the UK that runs Labor

So this is a stealth Sup Forums thread for Shariabrits?

It's the most common personification of god.

The wise old man is one of the oldest tropes in the book.

>wants to increase police forces and halt arms sales to Saudis and ""moderate rebels""
>implying shariabrits aren't the ones voting for May who wants to keep selling Saudis weapons and killing elderly pensioners

You could even say it's part of the Monomyth.

I don't even know which party he is part of
With shariabrits I meant all of you.

Your mom is a Monomyth.

>that pic

Yep.

this really is the worst fucking board. it's worse than /r9k/ right now i hope you know that.

You have to go back, redditor.

*farts*

>a board with one /r9/-Sup Forums thread is worse than board with nothing but that
reddit seems more like your speed

I am genuinely surprised this thread isn't deleted yet.

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... See what i mean?

>We need someone to play the wise old black mentor/sidekick, to break the nor-
>I got Mr. Freeman on the phone right now

i've literally been here for 10 years you miserable child. what a shit image as well, you should probably commit suicide.
now we're talking
i learned about reddit from you sad cunts.
>I am genuinely surprised this thread isn't deleted yet.
i'm not. the mods are fucking useless. yes go ahead and ban me, you've banned me for less you sour bitches.

>have negative tropes about blacks
>REEEEEEEEEE
>have positive tropes about blacks
>REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
you just can't please these coons

>i learned about reddit from you sad cunts.
Sup Forums is way closer to reddit than any other board

You are full of shit

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Don't worry user, I'll give them the (you)s they deserve

how would you know?

Because I noticed an usually large influx of redditors and traced it back to Sup Forums and the_donald

You are an insufferable twat.

no user, i'm not your mother.

Because them fuckers seen some shit

It was just a matter of finding out which commie I suppose.

If Corbyn was Gandalf, he'd argue that the Orcs have just as much right to the lands of Man as Man does. He'd also argue for higher taxation so that wealth can be distributed to the Orcs who dindu nuffin and have suffered under Mankind privilege.

*ejaculates*

it should be a woman like in Doctor Strange

>REEEE whitewashing

Because of the Hero's Journey and the shameless hacks writing all these stories

*momomyth

They're good at it

Uncle Remus was a character written by black people. He was a kind old man and there was no reason to dislike him outside of his skin color.