While the T'Challa is getting groomed for the throne, he is brought to the notice that certain Wakandan artifacts that contained vibranium (the strongest metal on Earth) have been stolen from an art gallery in London by Klaue and his companion Erik Kilmonger, a trained assassin with a history of several successful kills. The first movie to release in the theaters that not only rocked the box office but also broke some stellar records was Marvel's ' Black Panther'.Īfter the death of King T'Chaka in 'Captain America: Civil War', the king's son T'Challa is said to take over the throne of Wakanda after defeating the king of the Jabari tribe M'Baku in a ritual combat. The film doesn't do anything wrong but it could have done a lot of things right.Ģ018 has been marked as the year of Superhero movies, with movies from Marvel, DC and Disney hitting the cinemas. It doesn't have the charm of Iron Man or the colourful flair of Thor: Ragnarok but maybe with a few more outings, Black Panther will develop a following of his own. Martin Freeman's Agent Ross serves as a sort of comic-relief while Stan Lee also makes his trademark cameo appearance.īlack Panther is a satisfying origin story for yet another Avenger which focuses too much on the man rather than the superhero. The Walking Dead's Danai Gurira as General Okoye and Lupita Nyong'o as Nakia are formidable in their respective parts. His character development is integral to the future of Wakanda and he is supported by 2 of the strongest characters audiences will see in recent times.
Marvel hasn't set a wrong foot since 2008 and Black Panther checks all the boxes on how to make a superhero film.Ĭhadwick Boseman is an effective leading man and his Prince T'Challa is torn between age-old traditions and new world. Focusing on the man behind the suit seems to be the trend superhero films are following these days and while Black Panther never feels stretched it does make for a generic superhero film with no additional flavours.
The film is an effective origin story but focuses way too much on T'Challa and hence Black Panther the superhero never seems to excite you as much as Marvel's other heroes. N'Jadaka breaks our hero (both physically and emotionally) before T'Challa finally becomes a true Black Panther. Jordan effectively portrays the villainous character though he had his reasons to turn to the other side (who doesn't). Later in the film, audiences get to see the connection between N'Jadaka and T'Challa. Jordan) to steal ancient Wakandan artefacts (made of vibranium) from museums and sells them to the Black Market. The elders and past Kings chose this way as they didn't want Wakanda to be exploited and now T'Challa faces a revolt from inside as well as outside of his country to make Wakanda visible and connect with the world.Ī smuggler named Ulysses Klau teams up with N'Jadaka/ Erik Stevens (Michael B. Wakanda is an isolated country which doesn't interact with any other nation and hides its riches and technological advancements (thanks to vibranium) under the garb of poverty. He successfully fends off the challenges and becomes the King.īut, he is struggling to find the right direction, a battle we see him fighting until the end of the film. We see Prince T'Challa (Boseman) coming back home for his coronation. The film takes place immediately after the events of Captain America: Civil War (where Black Panther was first introduced). Chadwick Boseman stars as the titular character who is now the King of the fictional African nation of Wakanda. Marvel once again succeeds in delivering yet another satisfying origin story for one of its major characters, Black Panther. It also meant launching new characters and then giving them their solo outings. The Disney owned studio has never set a wrong foot since 2008's Iron Man which launched its extended cinematic universe. The war between Marvel and DC will probably go on until the end of time and currently, the trend favours Marvel.
Introducing a new character in its standalone movie is always a daunting task very few people have got it right and a majority of them have failed.