How good does Black Panther look? So good that it’s freaking out all the racists. (Which isn’t really the goal per se, but it’s definitely an added bonus.) Even the poster has been declared “too militant.” If you haven’t seen it yet, make sure there are no young children around, so as not to alarm them.
Just kidding, it’s a picture of a man sitting in a chair. But he’s black, so that apparently makes it scary. The plot of T’Challa’s first standalone film is pretty standard origin story stuff:
The style of the movie is my favorite part. Too often when a setting is futuristic and tech-y everything is very sleek and metallic, whereas Wakanda has tons of color. I also love a good costume, and there are already so many fantastic ones just in this teaser.
Chadwick Boseman plays T’Challa, Wakanda’s new leader, who we already know. The rest of the cast is incredible. Michael B. Jordan plays antagonist Eric Killmonger, which is a pretty on the nose villain name.
Casting Jordan was an interesting choice, because it’s rare that we’ve seen him in anything where we haven’t liked his character. Casting an actor that everyone is used to rooting for as the villain is pretty inspired.
Lupita Nyong’o plays Nakia, T’Challa’s love interest, (because of course she is, because she’s unearthly beautiful) and member of the Wakandan special forces group Dora Milage, which is ALL- FEMALE. Oh my god. This kingdom uses all women as guards for their royalty. If I knew literally nothing else about the plot of this movie, that alone would get me on board. I’d go see it just for them. Danai Gurira of The Walking Dead fame plays the head of the organization.
I don’t know whose ass is about to kick here, but I’m looking forward to watching it in high definition! You can’t handle the rest of this cast list, but I’m going to give it to you anyway: Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Sterling K. Brown, and Phylicia Rashad. We need this movie now, but unfortunately we have to wait until February 16, 2018.
