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Following the untimely death of his father, T'Challa returns home so that he can be inducted as the next King of Wakanda & inherit the mantle of the Black Panther.
This movie, much like Spider-man: Homecoming, benefited greatly from having its main character be introduced in Captain America: Civil War. With the audience having a preexisting knowledge of the relationship between T’Challa & his father, as well as seeing, firsthand, just how difficult the experience of losing T’Chaka was on him, the movie is allotted more time to spend building upon other significant relationships.
In this movie we get to see our titular hero interact with a number of individuals & almost every interaction is meaningful in some regard; whether it’s the playful back & forth between he & his sister, the mutual respect he has for a certain CIA agent, the anger he feels towards his nemesis, or the way in which he “freezes” in the presence of his paramour. Every relationship is filled with sincere emotion, & I really liked that.
This movie also does such an excellent job of further fleshing out an already vast (MC)Universe. One might think that, by this point, we’d have seen everything that Earth has to offer, & yet this movie gives us so much more. Seeing Wakanda for the first time is just as powerful as our first view of Asgard, if not more. I loved the unique blend of both the African heritage, as well as elements of Westernized African American heritage.
Three more things.
I’ll be the first to admit that I was skeptical about the remarks that heralded this movie as something “truly unique,” but, honestly, it’s the truth. Black Panther is something really special within the MCU (& even out of it) & I highly recommend watching it. • My rating 9.5/10
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