Black Panther rejuvenates the superhero genre
Marvel's newest flick offers both fast-paced action and social commentary
There is only so much of the same group of superheroes that you can watch before things start getting a little bit stale. With the Avengers played out, X-Men beaten to death, and real hits like Deadpool, Ant-Man, and The Guardians of the Galaxy coming few and far between, Disney's revamp of Marvel was in dire need of a new face.
Enter Black Panther. Black Panther has everything that those other films lacked. First and foremost, coming into the theater, you do not need to know anything about the Marvel universe or the hero's backstory; the film starts from square one. While Black Panther is a great action movie, with riveting …show more content…
Vibranium allows the people of Wakanda to create impressive, futuristic technology, which they use to defend against outsiders and to enhance their king with the superhuman powers of the Black Panther. When Prince T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) takes over the throne, he is challenged by outsider Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan), who has different plans for the direction of Wakanda.
Killmonger wants to use Vibranium to aid black people all over the world in their fight for racial equality, a sentiment shared by some Wakandans and in part by T'Challa. This is one of the most interesting and unique parts of Black Panther; the so-called "bad guy" is fighting for freedom and equality, two generally desirable characteristics of a society. For the first time in my memory, you are not quite sure whether or not to root for a Marvel hero.
Black Panther discusses issues and connects them in a very tangible way to the real world, something that is not easy to do in the fantastic and surreal Marvel universe. Shots of kids playing basketball in Compton and a brief sequence detailing African slave traders bring to the attention of the audience just how real the problems the film discusses
Marvel's newest flick offers both fast-paced action and social commentary
There is only so much of the same group of superheroes that you can watch before things start getting a little bit stale. With the Avengers played out, X-Men beaten to death, and real hits like Deadpool, Ant-Man, and The Guardians of the Galaxy coming few and far between, Disney's revamp of Marvel was in dire need of a new face.
Enter Black Panther. Black Panther has everything that those other films lacked. First and foremost, coming into the theater, you do not need to know anything about the Marvel universe or the hero's backstory; the film starts from square one. While Black Panther is a great action movie, with riveting …show more content…
Vibranium allows the people of Wakanda to create impressive, futuristic technology, which they use to defend against outsiders and to enhance their king with the superhuman powers of the Black Panther. When Prince T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) takes over the throne, he is challenged by outsider Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan), who has different plans for the direction of Wakanda.
Killmonger wants to use Vibranium to aid black people all over the world in their fight for racial equality, a sentiment shared by some Wakandans and in part by T'Challa. This is one of the most interesting and unique parts of Black Panther; the so-called "bad guy" is fighting for freedom and equality, two generally desirable characteristics of a society. For the first time in my memory, you are not quite sure whether or not to root for a Marvel hero.
Black Panther discusses issues and connects them in a very tangible way to the real world, something that is not easy to do in the fantastic and surreal Marvel universe. Shots of kids playing basketball in Compton and a brief sequence detailing African slave traders bring to the attention of the audience just how real the problems the film discusses