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This movie is a direct descendant of Africa, untouched by the white-washing, cultural gentrification and social colonizing that so often pollutes Hollywood features, even making one of its villains a Caucasian looter ( Andy Serkis) capitalizing on the natural riches of Black Panther’s home nation of Wakanda.
Coogler plucks from the small and silver screen alike, rallying Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Angela Basset, Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o ( 12 Years a Slave), a scene-stealing Letitia Wright ( Black Mirror‘s “Black Museum”) and the battle-tested Danai Gurira ( The Walking Dead) for what is almost certainly the most kick-ass quartet of female empowerment seen in any MCU flick.įrom the old – Forest Whitaker ( Ghost Dog, The Last King of Scotland, Rogue One) – to the new – breakout star and Academy Award nominee Daniel Kaluuya ( Get Out) – Black Panther celebrates its blackness by filling every nook and cranny of the film with African symbolism, mythology, and memorabilia, in addition to its host of talent with their multitude of African roots. Ryan Coogler ( Fruitvale Station, Creed) spearheads the 18th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, piecing together a who’s who of essential black talent. Although this isn’t Hollywood’s first attempt to turn a historically black superhero into the main event, headlining their own tentpole film – consider Wesley Snipes run as the vampire-hunter Blade, Halle Berry’s turn as Catwoman, Will Smith’s alcoholic anti-hero Hancock or even Shaquille O’Neal’s turn as Steel – this feels like a first in part because of how much effort has been poured into its making and, more importantly, how readily it embraces its fundamental blackness, from its colorful African settings to its tribally-influenced makeup, hairstyle, and costumes to its predominately black cast and crew, a verifiable assemblage of talent that’ll turn even the most skeptical of heads. The import and impact of Black Panther as a chapter in film history cannot be overstated.
Heavy hangs the crown in Black Panther, a Marvel movie whose real-life cultural and societal implications overshadow its storytelling prowess.
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