Saturday 13 October 2018

Not quite Yeelen


Black Panther (2018)

Directed by Ryan Coogler this film based on the comics of the same name stars Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyogn'o and Danai Gurira. Inheriting the throne of Wakanda our hero has to face up against the secret his father took to the grave.

No doubt a milestone in cinema this film has to walk a minefield of problematic Western views of Africa while trying to deliver the first African super hero no the big screen. For the most part the script does a decent job of capturing contemporary issues and side stepping the suspect elements from the comics. I was mainly impressed with how much female representation there was in this film compared to some of the other Marvel films.

4/5

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