Why the name.
First off I’m not an albino but the first time I ever saw an albino was in the movie Foul Play with Chevy Chase from 1978. I think I saw it on TV or maybe my mother rented it but I was still young.
The albino was a bad guy in that movie and since then I’ve noticed that albinos keep popping up in movies as bad guys. I never really understood why.
Michael Bowman –Me, Myself ,and Irene – Wasn’t really a bad guy from what I remember but definitely odd. He did confess to murdering his family tho.
Paul Bettany –The Da Vinci Code – He was Silas, the fanatic monk that would kill to keep the secrets. In a way tho, he thought he was doing the right thing for the church.
Dan Bakkedahl – The Heat – Another comedy where the albino detective was assumed to be the bad guy.
Sean Patrick Flanery –Powder – Seen as a bad guy by the local community who was afraid of him and didn’t understand that he was different.
The above is just a quick list of movies that I like. I can actually think of more examples off the top of my head, and if you Google albino bad guys in movies you get a huge list.
So back to why the name. In most cases, in movies, albinos are perceived to be bad but turn out to be misunderstood. Somehow, I think a lot of what I say will fall into this same category.
Just to be clear, my on-line name and website name is not a reference or reflection of any person who is an albino. I picked it because of how albinos are portrayed in movies. (and the URL was available when I thought of it. =)