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The detail they put in it

Chadwick Boseman, who plays its king T'Challa and (more importantly) the Black Panther, tells the BBC that getting Wakanda right was the most important thing.

"This is fantasy and we have to create a culture," he says. "It's not necessarily because it's the first time we're seeing a black superhero; I think it's because we have to define what Wakanda is.

"It can't be some generalised version of what the country is or the accent.

"It can't be generalised in why we wear certain clothing or why we have the number of tribes we have - what are those tribes?

"We have a river tribe and a border tribe for example."


This is echoed by his co-star Lupita Nyong'o, who plays Nakia in the film - his love interest and moral compass rolled into one.

The Oscar-winning actress tells the BBC: "We're in Africa and we meet an entirely new nation that the world has never been to, and it delivers on feeling like another part of the world.

"This is a nation that is highly developed, and they are so because they didn't get interrupted by or assaulted by colonialism."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/entertainment-arts-42992914

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I can not wait!!!

[Nine]

Can't wait. Already have my ticket.

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The way it?s been set up with a backstory and detail

We?re def getting more movies

[ya rock muh world.]

The way it?s been set up with a backstory and detail

We?re def getting more movies

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If you are reading this and you are white, seeing people who look like you in mass media probably isn?t something you think about often. Every day, the culture reflects not only you but nearly infinite versions of you?executives, poets, garbage collectors, soldiers, nurses and so on. The world shows you that your possibilities are boundless. Now, after a brief respite, you again have a President.

Those of us who are not white have considerably more trouble not only finding representation of ourselves in mass media and other arenas of public life, but also finding representation that indicates that our humanity is multi?faceted. Relating to characters onscreen is necessary not merely for us to feel seen and understood, but also for others who need to see and understand us. When it doesn?t happen, we are all the poorer for it.


This is one of the many reasons Black Panther is significant. What seems like just another entry in an endless parade of super?hero movies is actually something much bigger. It hasn?t even hit theaters yet and its cultural footprint is already enormous. It?s a movie about what it means to be black in both America and Africa?and, more broadly, in the world. Rather than dodge complicated themes about race and identity, the film grapples head-on with the issues affecting modern-day black life. It is also incredibly entertaining, filled with timely comedy, sharply choreographed action and gorgeously lit people of all colors. ?You have superhero films that are gritty dramas or action comedies,? director Ryan Coogler tells TIME. But this movie, he says, tackles another important genre: ?Superhero films that deal with issues of being of African descent.?

Ok TIME

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we'll see

[ya rock muh world.]

we'll see

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Tranny didn?t you say you?d be out of town for a year

[BAPHOMET.]

Michael really acted DOWN it seems

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Really wish Beyonce was in this

[Eternal Bell]

Tranny didn?t you say you?d be out of town for a year

u wanna go on tha docket nigger?!

dnt querstion me

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Tranny didn?t you say you?d be out of town for a year

u wanna go on tha docket nigger?!

dnt querstion me

put me up judge tonkapussy

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Really wish Beyonce was in this

;l.

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Really wish Beyonce was in this

lol why