I finally had the opportunity and mental capacity to watch this movie! In fact I watched it this morning while having breakfast.
This movie was prolly THEE highlight of a movie of this year!
This Marvel movie starrs Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett, Trevor Noah, Robert John Burke, Lake Bell. Michael B. Jordan,
This movie was directed by Ryan Coogler
This movie was released on November 11th 2022. It is a Comic book adaptation/Action/Adventure/Drama/Fantasy/Sci-fi/Thriller.
It was rated PG-13 for violence and language.
Onto the premise: At the dawn of King T’Challa’s death, invading forces from around the world target Wakanda’s vibranium, unleashing chaos, and it will be the duty of Shuri, M’Baku, Nakia and Okoye to defend the nation, especially when a mysterious Mexican civilization emerges from the depths of the sea. The movie starts with Shuri trying to recreate the herb to save T’Challa s life as the herb creates Ramonda tells her that T’Challa passed away Shuri starts crying at a clearing a shaman is doing a ceremony for their beloved king and black panther a funereal is held and T’Challa s coffin is taken away by a fighter one year later Ramonda arrives at the United Nations were other countries are upset about VIBRANIUM spreading across the world the night before soldiers infiltrated a vibranium ship and they take a woman ship opens a wall okoye appears and the Dora Milaje battle the soldiers Ramonda says the king is dead and that they will always strike Okoye brings the soldiers in the room and makes them kneel Ramonda says that Wakanda will always strike On the Atlantic Ocean a helicopter arrives in a ship we’re vibranium is created two people go underwater and see that the engine is failing Talokans attack the ship and the crew is killed while some people escape on a helicopter but Namor pulls it and throws it in the water the next day Ramonda is watching the news where they talk about her meeting and T’Challa passing away Okoye arrives in Shuri s lab where Shuri is working her mother tells her to recreate the herb but Shuri says black panther is old news Ramonda says that today was the day when T’Challa passed away and invites Shuri to a memorial later that night Shuri and Ramonda speak about T’Challa and Ramonda burns her clothes but Shuri dosent but Namor appears to warn them that a scientist attacked a ship holding vibranium Namor tells them to find the scientist or he will attack Wakanda the next day at a council meeting M’Baku comes and says that they should kill Namor Ramonda says that Okoye should go undercover and find the scientist
You guys know that how much has Chadwick’s death has impacted me and how I was dreading to watch this movie.
First of all, yes, I did cry my eyes out! I loved the opening Marvel-title-scene with its color and quotes by the late Chadwick.
Letitia was phenomenal in this movie. Her emotions make me cry even more as she was going through all stages of grief as I am also currently doing so.
This movie ends the 4th phase of the MCU!
Black Panther was a very welcome addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe back in 2018 and I was really looking forward to seeing the progression of that character. Obviously, with the tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman, that just wasn’t possible anymore. I figured they would recast the character and continue forward, but they made the tough decision to write the death of the character into the film as well. For that reason, I was worried and relieved all at the same time. It seemed like an impossible task to make a sequel to such a beloved film, but not have the core character there the entire time. Well, after seeing Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, I can confidently say that they handled it as well as they possibly could have. I thought this film was emotional and fantastic, and here’s why.
Picking up six years after the events of Black Panther (in accordance to the events of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame), this film focuses heavily on the loss of T’Challa and how the country can move forward without their leader. With the emergence of Namor and the underwater city of Talokan threatening all of Wakanda, the remaining characters must band together and protect their country. Shuri (Letitia Wright) is easily the one with the most screentime here and the burden of carrying this franchise is on her shoulders the whole time. This must have been a daunting task, but she pulled it off. Her character, along with her mother, portrayed incredibly well once again by Angela Basset, are the beating hearts of this film. The emotional aspect of this film got me on a few occasions.
Some people may complain about the fact that the death of Chadwick Boseman is basically the jumping-off point for this story to even happen, but I found that it was very tastefully done. With the addition of other characters that will have a future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this film was filled to the brim with story. Where I might have my only complaint though, is the fact that this feels like a big budget prelude to what will come next. It’s a fantastically made film by director Ryan Coogler and I loved watching every minute of this one, but I have to admit that it did feel like more of a long eulogy for the passing of Boseman.
With all of that said though, I’m only complaining about that because I’m reviewing it and criticizing it. That complaint isn’t something I will regularly say about this film. They take the time to make a great film on top of that, so it really worked for me overall. I can’t wait to see where certain storylines continue later and the fact that I’m excited about that, all while this film is satisfying on its own, is nothing short of great. I wept, I was entertained, and I was engaged in the story at hand, so what else could I really have asked for from this film? Also, the final scene that takes place during the credits is easily one of my favourite post-credit scenes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was very well handled. Now playing in theatres, I absolutely recommend checking out Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
This movie had so so so many amazing moments like I still am trying to collect myself and try to process all the emotions it brought out in me! Nevertheless it was a great end to the 4th phase of the MCU!
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