Black Panther comic book character has long been a popular favorite among Marvel fans, particularly those of color
The Black Panther comic book character has long been a popular favorite among Marvel fans, particularly those of color. However, when the Wakandan prince appeared on the big screen as the star of his film in 2018, his narrative smashed box-office records, took over the Internet, and inspired millions.
Black Panther received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, and won three. Two years after its release, Black Panther received a 96 percent “Fresh” rating on the film review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes in 2020. Given all of the hype, what exactly made Black Panther such a game-changing film? Captain America: Civil War is immediately followed by Black Panther. Following the assassination of Wakandan King T’Chaka in a terrorist attack, Prince T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) travels to Wakanda and engages in ceremonial battle to become the Black Panther.
T’Challa has a competitor after becoming king: Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan), a rogue U.S. Black operations soldier with royal bloodlines. Killmonger is well aware of Wakanda’s hidden stash of vibranium, the rare and almost indestructible metal resource that has propelled the isolationist country’s technology ahead of all others. Killmonger wishes to break Wakanda’s isolation. He intends to harness vibration to elevate Wakanda to the forefront of a worldwide Black revolution.
A large part of Black Panther’s acclaim derives from its race- and gender-conscious casting and costuming. It features Ryan Coogler, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first Black filmmaker, a nearly utterly Black lead cast, and a handful of Black women in prominent and compelling roles. Consider the Dora Milaje, a group of spear-wielding female warriors entrusted with defending T’Challa.
Two of its members, Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) and Okoye (Danai Gurira), play critical roles throughout the film; the latter is the fearsome armed force’s general. Much of Wakanda’s syncretic culture is reflected in their costuming: the Dora Milaje wear the stacking neck rings used by South African Ndebele women, while their embroidered outfits incorporate beadwork Maasai and Turkana cultures. Black Panther received the Academy Awards for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design because of the costuming and production efforts of Ruth E. Carter and Hannah Beachler, both Black women.
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