Black Panther Research Paper

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The recent film, Black Panther by Ryan Coogler, might’ve been one of the best sci-fi movies I’ve ever seen. The film surpasses the African stereotype by showing how high tech and advanced the people of Wakanda are. The African nation was made up of skyscrapers, high tech gadgets and weapons, aircrafts, etc-all made within the Wakanda. In the film, the King of Wakanda, T’Challa, faces his long lost cousin as they compete for leadership and the throne of Wakanda. We will discuss why Black Panther was such an extravagant film and what made it so much different from the rest of sci-fi films. There were a number of things about the film that were enjoyable, but what really caught my attention were the futuristic movie gadgets. Of all the gadgets …show more content…
The storyline was clear as they explained the plot of the film very vividly with various flashbacks. I felt it being hard to catch on at first, but I eventually got the gist. Seeing Marvels past films, I don’t think is necessary to watch Black Panther. The last Marvel film that i've ever watched was 2004’s Spider-Man 2. Since then, so many things have improved such as what I listed in my first body paragraph (Movie Gadgets/weaponries, Music, scenery, etc.). I thought that being unfamiliar with Black Panther would affect my views, but surprisingly it didn’t. Shuri was my favorite character within the film as she had such a bright attitude. I like her character and the things she does in the film. It’s awesome that she healed people's wounds in her lab and made the futuristic weaponry. The only character I was familiar with was Okoye (Danai Gurria). Danai is one of the main characters of my favorite television shows, The Walking Dead. Her acting in Black Panther wasn’t that different compared to how she does in The Walking Dead. My expectations from walking into the room completely changed walking out of that room for one who doesn’t show much interest in these types of

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