Indeed, it shows just how blind people like myself have been to the need for a hero like Boseman's Panther... and sadly, a craving to embrace villains like Jordan's Killmonger.
I'm simply disappointed that Black Panther (the film, specifically) functions as a representation of today's world.
That said... better a harmless popcorn flick to function like this, than the darker alternative outlets.
I have not viewed the movie proper, yet I basically know the movie backward/forward from viewing so much commentary on it.
The extreme politicizing of the movie has made it so it'll be a long time before I even bother to view it sans commentary, just enjoying as the solid superhero movie it appears to be.
It's funny, because before this movie, Falcon wouldn't even drop a hint at an "urban POV" (aside from a singular undeserved cheap shot at Mark Fuhrman... very bizarre, but very quick) despite urban pressures being at the core of the Falcon character history.
My thoughts back when Falcon was introduced was that more of a presence of culture clashes might have an organically healthy effect on the MCU, as the MCU has always benefited from working in their own tried and true traditional tropes.
BOY, did Black Panther prove that I under-shot in that regard.
The movie media took those embers and made quite the fire.
I'm simply disappointed that Black Panther (the film, specifically) functions as a representation of today's world.
That said... better a harmless popcorn flick to function like this, than the darker alternative outlets.
I have not viewed the movie proper, yet I basically know the movie backward/forward from viewing so much commentary on it.
The extreme politicizing of the movie has made it so it'll be a long time before I even bother to view it sans commentary, just enjoying as the solid superhero movie it appears to be.
It's funny, because before this movie, Falcon wouldn't even drop a hint at an "urban POV" (aside from a singular undeserved cheap shot at Mark Fuhrman... very bizarre, but very quick) despite urban pressures being at the core of the Falcon character history.
My thoughts back when Falcon was introduced was that more of a presence of culture clashes might have an organically healthy effect on the MCU, as the MCU has always benefited from working in their own tried and true traditional tropes.
BOY, did Black Panther prove that I under-shot in that regard.
The movie media took those embers and made quite the fire.
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