Review Of The Film Black Panther
It was my first time watching Black Panther and I was impressed with the overall message of it. At first, I didn’t understand what was occurring but the film fell into sequence and later made sense. Vibranium was of importance to Wakanda and that is why loyalty to their country wasn’t taken for granted. Wakanda follows the practices of patriarchal monarchy that is passed down through males, unless if beat by another male. It is women of Wakanda who had part in its development. Shuri, T’Challa’s sister controlled and invented the things that made up Black Panthers suit and what was used on missions. Women within Black Panther, weren’t the sidelines but were an essential part in the viewing of the film.
All the characters, in the film overachieved their given role. King T’Challa (Chadwick Baseman) amazed me with his acting because despite what happened to him in the film, he always reacted in a way that brought success to Wakanda. N’ Jadaka (Michael B. Jordan) plays a bad, violent African American, a boy who loses everything and is separated from his homeland. Which pushes him to seek the position of a king and obtain a black body but was rejected by Wakanda because of his lack of knowledge in decision making for the country.
Even though, N’Jadaka seemed to be the ideal king for Wakanda, his choices spoke otherwise. This is why Black Panther King T’Challa earns back his place, by leading and protecting Wakanda’s technological advances from others. What surprised me the most was when I saw women soldiers that were protecting the King of Wakanda, this was something strange to see given that it really isn’t common in films. Another observation was that the soldiers did not have hair and Shuri and her mother did that sparked curiosity. Acknowledging the fact that most of the actors stood with their beliefs along the film, shows that circumstances shouldn’t change that. The wardrobe used by the women makes the viewer connect with the culture in a broad aspect. They aren’t afraid to show who they are, and what makes Wakanda worth what they are. Vibranium, along with women, and technology, make up the overall message of the film which is improvement within society.
I do recommend this film to whoever has watched it. The reason for this is because the unrealistic aspect contributes to the realistic one. It shows improvement towards future advances, definitely scary but it is what the future awaits.
The Black Panther film did not over shadow black culture because even the name of the film includes it. African Americans are made present, and women are acknowledged for their worth in technology and Wakanda’s success as a country.
