YMMV / Yeelen

• Harsher in Hindsight: According to Kyle Kallgren, the film's message of national identity became a hopeless message as Mali is currently in civil unrest that also included uprisings by multiple ethnic groups—especially Tuaregs—which served as a context for the review's commentary on flaws of nationalism like unintentional marginalization.
• Older Than They Think: The movie opens a sunrise over Africa, seven years before The Lion King (1994)'s famous opening shot.

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