Black Panther (2018)

Black Panther is another comic book movie although this time with an almost all-black cast and a message about isolationism.

Ryan Coogler directs this film and does a wonderful job portraying a fictional afro-futurism. There are flaws with the CGI which isn't something I expected from a Marvel movie. There are some long takes and the dialogue is good. Some of the accents could have been directed better.

Chadwick Boseman plays the Black Panther who is coming into his own as the ruler of a kingdom. His acting doesn't have any problems but there's just a hard feeling of realism to his performance. It's almost goofy at times. There were people laughing in the theater at scenes that I wasn't sure was meant to be funny. Maybe it's an inside joke. His interactions with his mother seem off but his relationship with his sister and girlfriend seem spot on.

Michael B. Jordan plays the antagonist Killmonger who holds a grudge against Black Panther's father for murdering Killmonger's father back in the 90s. For someone who has killed so many, he holds himself together pretty well when he's at the end. I won't spoil for you what happens to his character but it harped back to a similar comic book movie with Batman vs. Superman.

Lupita Nyong'o wasn't anything special but then again she wasn't bad. I wanted more emotion out of her. I mean her fight scenes are good but there was a bit lacking from her performance.

Result: B+ (It doesn't live up to the hype but still a good superhero movie.)

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