The highly anticipated film sinks its claws unto the viewer's imagination and lunges them to where super heroes are real people: Wakanda. "Black Panther" is genre-refinement as it communicates genuine social issues like discrimination and community reclusion. In the immortal words of Peter L. Berger, "Things are not what they seem."
Founded on vibranium, Wakanda becomes the most advanced nation on Earth yet choose to seclude their country and technology from the rest of the globe. The nation fears that the world is not ready for their astounding advancements. "Black Panther" is a cinematic projection of reverse racism in stealth mode. Lurking in the shadows, the titular hero is the reckoning of the sociological villain.
As social construct hits the audiences like vibranium meteorite, "Black Panther" reveals the true motivation of King T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman): to right the mistakes of his father and introduce the technology-laced Wakanda to the global stage. Clad with an all-female task force and his lover Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o), he must stop a world war being ignited by Erik "Killmonger" Stevens (Michael B. Jordan) who is also a threat to the country’s lineage.
Marvel unleashes its fury with mesmerizing director Ryan Coogler. During the film's key event in South Korea, he uncorks action sequences and retains its mania as the shots seemingly do not cut, but rather continues through zooming then whirls inside the scenes. All the action appears fashioned in one surrounded take, a technique often utilized by Mexican film savant Alejandro G. Iñárritu.
Coogler vents his talent for the world to see as if he is his own Wakanda – a director with movie methods far beyond his contemporaries. "Black Panther” is now the superhero film archetype. Future comic book movies shall adore studying the genius of Coogler’s third feature.
It is the best that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has produced so far, and Marvel’s horizon looks even brighter than the tangerine sunset of Wakanda. While Chadwick Boseman radiates perseverance to defend his nation's honor, T’Challa emboldens the world to be one in sharing pride, love, and resources. “Black Panther” may be the most re-watchable film in the MCU since it heartens the soul, and multi-cultural people crave to be invigorated more than ever.
Director: Ryan Coogler
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