In the movie Black Panther, as he was dying, Eric Killmonger stayed true to his cause even after he was given the chance to live, “...Why? So you can just lock me up. Naw, Just bury me in the ocean with my ancestors who jumped from the ships. Because they knew death was better than bondage.” Earlier this year, the long wait was over for the action-packed Marvel film. After seeing the film, many viewers had the notion that Eric Killmonger was either a villian extremist or a revolutionary in disguise. People have also questioned if there was even a difference between the two. While the practices may seem the same, they are different and there is a line between being an extremist which is for control and being a revolutionary; fighting for a cause.
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In his mind, he thought Wakandans were dubious people for not supporting what he thought his father was trying to do; supplying the oppressed with weapons to free and protect themselves from the oppressors. As he became the king, he had a tendancy to appear like Osama bin Laden although he wasn’t controlling. He was about furthering himself, his feelings, and his success, but he was also very vocal about helping his people around the world in breaking away from oppression. Although he killed anyone who had gotten in his way, he was willing and did sacrifice himself for the cause. Which was not the case for extremist, Bin Laden who also killed, but was not willing to surrender his own life to his …show more content…
As an African-American looking back on my history, we’ve tried peaceful revolutions and that was like taking one step forward and two steps backwards. Hearing what Killmonger said; the anger he expressed was the same as mine and others like me, but I’m a lover, not a fighter. Although I have those thoughts I wouldn’t support violence in order to be heard. I also believe, to be an extremist, a person doesn’t hold any values other than the ones of themselves. Eric Killmonger was just a little boy who had seen and done so much damage, but his beliefs in what his people needed never waviered. Being a revolutionary, a person can walk on the line between them and an extremist, but they hold certain values that an extremist wouldn’t
In his mind, he thought Wakandans were dubious people for not supporting what he thought his father was trying to do; supplying the oppressed with weapons to free and protect themselves from the oppressors. As he became the king, he had a tendancy to appear like Osama bin Laden although he wasn’t controlling. He was about furthering himself, his feelings, and his success, but he was also very vocal about helping his people around the world in breaking away from oppression. Although he killed anyone who had gotten in his way, he was willing and did sacrifice himself for the cause. Which was not the case for extremist, Bin Laden who also killed, but was not willing to surrender his own life to his …show more content…
As an African-American looking back on my history, we’ve tried peaceful revolutions and that was like taking one step forward and two steps backwards. Hearing what Killmonger said; the anger he expressed was the same as mine and others like me, but I’m a lover, not a fighter. Although I have those thoughts I wouldn’t support violence in order to be heard. I also believe, to be an extremist, a person doesn’t hold any values other than the ones of themselves. Eric Killmonger was just a little boy who had seen and done so much damage, but his beliefs in what his people needed never waviered. Being a revolutionary, a person can walk on the line between them and an extremist, but they hold certain values that an extremist wouldn’t