10 STUPIDLY Obvious Movies Hollywood Is Ignoring

3. Invisible Man

Not The Invisible Man. They already did a brilliant job of that this year and, yes, just before we get into this, that was this year. The Elisabeth Moss version was in theatres a mere two weeks before the world went insane and it is thus my sad duty to inform you that 2020 has now gone on for approximately 15 actual years.

However, Invisible Man is a radically different story, and one in this of all years feels finally ready to be told. Ralph Ellison's groundbreaking 1952 novel looks at the deeply complex social problems endured by African Americans of the time. From the national issues of institutionalized racism, right down to the personal identity politics of what it means to live in this system.

Specifically, that he can become "invisible" because the world around him elects not to see him.

It's been called "a masterpiece" for over half a century now, but there's been neither the means nor the motivation to bring this extraordinary story of an unnamed black narrator to life. If there was ever a time for it, it's now.