Ryan Coogler's Black Panther engages with deep and timely social, cultural, and psychological concepts, and completely taps into America's zeitgeist.
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The complexities of social life depicted in superhero narratives are similar to those of our own. In 2018, we need to consider taking superhero narratives a little more seriously.
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Black Panther is more than just another Marvel blockbuster; it's a revelation in Western depictions of Africa and African women.
This movie doesn't exist in a vacuum, and there's something positive for the world to be found in embracing "black joy".
Marvel Studios scores another major success, and taps the zeitgeist, by allowing Ryan Coogler free reign to make the most thoughtful, socially conscious superhero film to date.
Will it take the Black Panther world as long as it's taken every other white comic book hero world to build itself around wondrous women?
An action-packed superhero adventure, a sexy spy thriller, a palace intrigue drama, and a poignant tale about the pains and perils of leadership -- Ryan Coogler's epic Black Panther is the most personal Marvel film to date.
