Black Panther (2018)

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  Elmntsofmadness

  9 / 10

  A long time coming, "Black Panther" is making his solo cinematic debut in Marvel Studio’s 18th addition to their Marvel Cinematic Universe. In an era of Black Lives Matter and #MeToo, representation matters more now than ever. Audiences desire good stories, but what we crave is the ability to view ourselves as the heroes of our stories. Though audiences have seen African American superheroes before in the form of Blade, Storm, Luke Cage, and Misty Knight, this form of representation in the MCU is minimal compared to the largely hetero, white male figures that make up the ranks. It was a fantastic surprise to see T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), the heir to the throne of fictional African country Wakanda, introduced in 2016’s "Captain America: Civil War", and it is a greater pleasure to see him star in this Ryan Coogler-directed solo venture. Coogler constructs a wondrous experience in this action-packed, yet intimate, story of a man caught between tradition and modernity. In the process, Coogler breathes new life into a subgenre ever on the verge of growing stale after 10 years of films.
  
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