If you follow me on social media, I talked about posting a spoiler and non-spoiler review but as I thought about it I realised how unnecessary that would be. Instead,I have decided to make this post about the non spoiler- review today and make the spoiler review a while after people might have seen it.
Black Panther at its core is about family and how the sins of the father do not define the son. This film went to places I didn't think a marvel film could go to and that impressed me a whole lot. I don't want to go into DC v Marvel fight in this post again because this film should be appreciated because I enjoyed it thoroughly.
Before I go into the story and characters let me just make this quick complaint. I like the Kendrick Lamar "Black Panther" album but most of the songs didn't fit the movie and it was quite distracting. I would go as far as to say that I only enjoyed the African themes especially the one towards the end and the trial challenge at the .
With that being said,back to the film. It has a very good story,a great cast and genuinely funny comedy(unlike the last marvel film) and a truly phenomenal cast but it has issues with execution.
I'm not critic so my opinion shouldn't cause any problems because liking movies is all objective,I might like a movie you don't and vice versa. I just wanted to make that very clear and I know it's quite hypocritical because I called Ragnarok a bad film but I'm trying to change and be so open minded so.....deal with it...or don't? Just do you. It's only my opinion
First of all,Black Panther is very enjoyable,it has the mix of seriousness,comedy,action and suspense but it doesn't know how to balance it properly. When I say balance it,let me elaborate it's too short and doesn't full flesh out some characters that I really really wished to see more off.
The film is short and rushes through a lot of plot points and character motivations but the ending kind of makes up for it.
I know there's a black panther movement and everything most of the critic reviews I've read have been greatly exaggerated which seems to be the case with most marvel films.
Characters were wasted and I've noticed this about marvel films,they never reinstate interesting characters for future projects and it's annoying because when you see a good character you want to watch them develop into something more.
Speaking of characters, they are a lot of stand out ones that I wish I could see more of because they nailed their amazingly. If you read my blog and have similar opinions to mine,you'll definitely love these three;
•Shuri
I made a previous post about black panther and I talked about how I wanted to see her because I have a massive crush on her so I was beyond pleased that she met my expectations. If you want to read the post click here.
•M'Baku
This man here stole the show,he is a rock in a T'challa's path but he isn't just another boring big guy,he has layers but not in a deep way. He's actually just a really great character. I don't want to spoil anything.
•Erik Killmonger
Oh boy,I don't think I can talk about this guy without spoiling so all I can say is,watch out for this guy. Each time you speak you want to hate him but what he says makes sense.
Honorable Mention
•Ulyssys Klaw
A wacko who just wants to mess things up. He's a simple villain and that's why I loved him..a. A truly brilliant performance by Andy Serkis!.
The CG was another wacky thing about this film and I've noticed how "critics" have swept it under the bed. Certain scenes just leave you confused saying "is this still black panther"? this is a spoiler but not a major one. They are two scenes that screamed PS2 graphics in this film were the last fight and the armoured rhinos(these ones pissed me off the most).
I'm Nigerian,I'm well conversant with African cultures and I know how most Africans act and I appreciated the length to which they went to perfectly mimic this,it wasn't perfect but it was well done unlike most Hollywood movies that try to do the same thing. Kudos to Ryan Coogler and his team.
It is a good film that got over hyped but even at that,it still delivers a good story,great performances and opens up the door for sequels. In my spoiler reviews,I'll dive into my issues more and how I think certain things should have been handled.
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