Some
people have said that all superhero movies are the same. They think
it will just have a good guy fighting a bad guy, with the same
inevitable outcome, with no real substance. That is something
that has not been true throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and
it is especially untrue in “Black Panther”.
While
there is plenty of incredible action, the most powerful part of this
movie is its substance. The real accomplishment is that they are
able to do this without it feeling like it is being forced on you.
The writing is done extremely well, with seamless transitions in and
out of the action and dialogue.
Director
Ryan Coogler seems to be a big fan of sweeping camera shots during
the fight scenes. This gives a unique perspective to the events of
the film. Many times, if multiple heroes are fighting, the camera
pans from one fight to the other, and back again. You really get a
feel for them being along side each other rather than the constant
cutting back and forth. You can tell they are fighting
simultaneously.
The
writing was also up there with some of the best in the MCU. The
story never really lost its flow. There are one or two points where
the dialogue almost gets to the point where you want to get back to
the action, but not quite. It helps that there doesn't seem to be
much extra speaking. Everything said ties right into the story the
filmmakers are telling you.
The
acting was terrific. The producers hit it out of the park with
pretty much every casting choice. Chadwick Boseman brings our main
character, T'Challa, to life in a very convincing manner. There are
many movies about princes becoming kings, and there are many movies
about superheroes. There are not, however, many movies about one
person being both of those. While everything we have seen so far of
the Black Panther has been directly connected to his home country of
Wakanda, it will be interesting to see the character develop in the
future movies such as “Avengers: Infinity Wars”.
Of
course, World Wide Blog of Movies is happy to see Lupita Nyong'o in
the film. In October 2013, our founder, Jeremy, interviewed her as
well as Chiwetel Ejiofor (Doctor Strange, 12 Years A Slave) and Alfre
Woodard (Captain America: Civil War, 12 Years A Slave) at the Red
Carpet Premiere of “12 Years A Slave” in New Orleans. Take a
look at that right here.
Marvel
continues to up their game with the visual effects in each film.
This is certainly no exception. One thing that begins to happen is
that they seem to be stretching the concept of believable physics.
Of course, many things that happen in the movies are beyond current
abilities in the real world, but ever since “Iron Man” they have
been able to show things in a way that make you think that would be
how it would happen if it was really possible. However, some of the
tech introduced here doesn't fit in with that as much. That isn't to
say it's bad, it's just different. Although, with the upcoming
movies being about the team fighting a big purple space tyrant, I
guess they do want a transition into movie of comic book laws of
physics.
“Black
Panther” is certainly another win for Marvel. Jeremy would
undoubtedly call it “Amazing”. Please take a minute and let us
know what you think. Leave your thoughts in the comments. Please
keep it family friendly and NO SPOILERS!!
See you at the movies!
-Brad-
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