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It's been said numerous times that the women are a standout, especially Okoye and Suri and the praise isnt exaggerated. These women and the rest of the supporting cast are fleshed out well enough so as to not simply be rendered peripheral furnishings. Shuri, T'Challa's teenage sister is the smartest person on the planet in the MCU but its a combination of her genius and playful sibling devotion to her brother that makes her such a scene stealer and memorable character.
Okoye, the leader of the Dora Milaje, the Black Panther's all female special forces bodyguards is a real sight to behold. Her fierce loyalty to Wakanda and the throne is not to be messed with. She's tge definition of badass. There's a reason why she was in tge money shot of tge Infinity War trailer.
The action is great, particularly the fights at Warrior falls. Everything about this film from a techical standpoint, music, acting, humor is 10/10 stuff. The cinematography, Ludwig's score, the use and placement of the soundtrack is the best utilisation Marvel has executed in a long time if not ever.
Jordan as Killmonger is one of the best villains if not the best Marvel villain. You understand the basis of his reasoning for why he does what he does and its quite sad and tragic. The film raises an interesting point and perspective on the matter of the African diaspora and in general, the morality of those in power's ppsotion in helping otgers or doing nothing at all. Fortunately it never gets preachy and is a testament to Coogler's and Joe Robert Cole's expert writing .
Winston Duke as M'Baku was great. A fantastic frenemy with perfect comedic timing and I can't wait to see more of him in Infinity War and Black Panther sequels.
Andy Serkis as Klaw returns. We last saw him in Age Of Ultron and this guy is having the time of his life. He's definitely crazy and creepy and funny. He's actually make a breath and memorable Bond villain now thatvibthink about it.
Young King T'Chaka...knows how to make an entrance and his BP outfit was sweet AF.
Boseman IS T'Challa/BP. Regal, majestic, stoic, slick, full of swag and is such a great actor. He's like Sean Connery as James Bond, not much to discuss because he's that damn good.
The outfits...now as a Nigerian who's very much in touch with my culture, they captured the vast and varied styles of clothing when it comes to African attire. It could be tribal warrior gear, casual clothing or something more formal...the costume designer did her homework and brought Africa proudly to the big screen.
The marriage of tech/science with tradition, spirituality and nature are brought together seamlessly and does justice to what Stan Lee and Jack Kirby first envisioned and what was built upon by subsequent writers and artists in black Panthers 52 year history.
This film loosely references the events of Civil War and to a lesser extent Age of Ultron but enjoys standing triumphantly on its own.
It's a 9/10 film for sure and I'll be watching this again later TONIGHT after Valentines day dinner and again on Friday evening andvtwice more over the weekend.
Yes, the time definitely flew by. It could have done with another 20 minutes.
Variety is reporting that Black Panther‘s box office estimates have risen to $170 million in North America, which would make it the biggest domestic debut for an MCU origin film. If those numbers do happen, Black Panther would beat the previous record set by Spiderman: Homecoming by over over $50 million (or over $70 million if we count Iron Man instead of the 2nd Spiderman reboot).
Excellent news. It deserves to make a crapload of money.
200 million over the 4 days? That would be truly phenomenal. For this to have made 90 to 110 million opening weekend would have been a huge success not so long ago.
Black Panther thursday night previews are pacing around $25 million, making it:
- The 2nd or 3rd best MCU preview yet (whether it beats Civil War which also sits at $25m), behind only Age of Ultron's $27.7 million)
- The biggest pre-summer preview ever, ahead of The Hunger Games' $19.7 million.
- Nearly doubles the previous February previews record by Deadpool ($12.7 million)
And the pre-ticket sales now makes Black Panther the fourth biggest pre-seller of all time, behind only The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and Rogue One.
The cast do what they can with fairly standard material. The music was good (despite my theatre having possibly the worst sound system around). The CG laid on a little too thick at times. But I had fun with it.
The CGI is indeed laid on a bit thick, as is par for the course with these films. Nevertheless, I didn't find it overly distracting. I found the 'one on one' battles between T'Challa and challengers to his throne to be the most engaging physical encounters in the film. Certainly far more interesting than the CGI mayhem and somewhat generic large battle finale. The score, as has been mentioned by others, is really good and supports the film.
In a nutshell, I'd say this film is less James Bond (as had been reported) and more Afro-centric Star Wars. Like the original 1977 classic there is an epic fantasy element to it. Like in SW, we are transported to a land (not so far away this time) with exciting and interesting characters. There is also a similar emotional operatic intensity to the narrative here, and a personal element which resonates.
So, all in all an enjoyable experience. I'd personally put it on par with last year's Wonder Woman or The First Avenger. Go check it out. It's worth it.
Black Panther is so far the most critically acclaimed and highest rates comic book movie of all time!
It draws from almost every run but the Priest, Hudlin and Coates runs are major influences. I'm not a big fan of Coates in fact I detest the guy and hoped the film drew a lot more from Hudlin.
What this movie does do (much like the new Star Wars does) is make me arrive at the conclusion that I can no longer trust the critics anymore. While I don't think this movie is out-and-out terrible (it's middle tier for me) the potential I first saw in Captain America: Civil War has been lost.
Wow, agree like 100% here. Well done, BJ!
I enjoyed it but I expected something groundbreaking considering the hype and the majority of the reviews. I must add yet again that the quality of the VFX wasn't up to standard.