Plot:
Upon returning home to his village after the death of his father the king, T'Challa (Boseman) will now become the new king of the village Wakanda. That is granted that he is victorious against the challenges from the leaders of any of the neighboring villages. After defeating the one challenge issued, T'Challa becomes the Black Panther and as king his first task is to go after a ruthless mercenary named Ulysses Klaue (Serkis) who has stolen some of their prized material, vibranium, a substance powered from a crashed meteor that they use as energy as well as to form a type of metal that is used to bullet proof the suits of the Black Panther. After apprehending Klaue and while being detained by the CIA, he is sprung by Killmonger (Jordan), who Black Panther will soon find out is his cousin that the previous king (his father) kept a secret from the rest of the Wakanda village because he killed the boy's father (his uncle) due to his betrayal to the people. Killmonger will eventually issue a challenge and defeat the reigning king T'Challa to become king. He will then insist on waging war around the world to those that have been oppressing people of color, using weapons armed with vibranium power. It comes down to who will be able to stand up and stop Killmonger from causing a world war and exposing the once hidden village of Wakanda?
Reel Talk:
Warning: Strap yourselves into your seats because this film is going to take you on a ride. The film is action packed and visually awesome with its full colorful array of beautiful scenes of the fictional village of Wakanda and its people. Director Ryan Coogler did a good job capturing those colorful moments. The cast is spectacular with just about almost every actor of color you can think about (I know I am exaggerating, but it just seems like it though...lol). Chadwick Boseman is awesome as the Black Panther and Michael B. Jordan is chilling as the menacing Killmonger. But the scene grabber is Letitia Wright who plays T' Challa's (Black Panther) technology savvy little sister. She is hilarious and makes the most of her time on the screen. Also I could not help it but every time there was a scene with Daniel Kaluuya who plays W'Kabi, I kept thinking about his role in the movie "GET OUT"...LOL!!! The movie is definitely a must see, both entertaining and enjoyable and worth every bit the admission. It has nothing to do with the color of anyone's skin but rather it is just a plain ole good movie.
Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett, Forest Whittaker and Andy Serkis
Directed by: Ryan Coogler
Rated: PG-13
I give it 5 corn dogs.
