 Erb finds the social message of "Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde" to be one of its strengths; as for most of the film, Crain focuses on “using the horror framework to treat ….pressing social themes.” Despite this strength, the opening scene can be problematic as it “places visual emphasis on Linda’s nudity” as if it were trying to meet that “commercial obligation” of any other blaxploitation genre film.A subtle, but also very important, part of the film that goes unnoticed by many scholars is how Dr.