Did this thread get merged with another thread? I don't remember it being this long.
Did this thread get merged with another thread? I don't remember it being this long.
Superhero shows are trash
“Now faith, hope, and love remain, and the greatest of these is love.”--1 Corinthians 13:13
“You had a dream; I have a plan”--Cyclops
“There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.”--The Doctor
I show people this video whenever they ask why the movie is getting all the praise it's receiving
Yeah, sadly, I don't think when judged by the film's own technical merits in terms of story telling, character development, action, effects, it's a good movie but not great. As you may have heard, a lot of praise comes from the whole "all black cast" and representation thing. This is kind of similar to how Wonder Woman pushed the whole girl power narrative with "A WOMAN superhero on screen for the first time with a WOMAN director at the helm." It's fine if people feel empowered by that, hell, I'm Asian and get zero representation in Hollywood to begin with. Imagine if people glossed over Ghostbusters 2016 shortcomings by repeatedly harping on the fact that "It's a group of women showing that they can be strong, funny, and kick ass" or something of that nature.
Superhero shows are trash
Where does Black Panther rank in terms of MCU films for you?
I do agree that I thought the action for the most part was dull/lackluster and the CGI was some of the roughest in the films so far. I agree with the praise for Killmonger as a great antagonist (about time Marvel had some decent ones) but differ greatly with others (though maybe some agree?) of Jordan's role as him.
I thought Killmonger was a good idea but Jordan's delivery felt like he was just trying to sound intimidating all the time versus actually being it and some of his dialogue was very cringey eg "I guess it's over for you COUSIN", "Nah, that trial shit is over wit"
Jordan's delivery to me was like Key and Peele's tough guy voice lol
Superhero shows are trash
I liked WW but didn't love it however it's a more iconic figure than Panther. There was no 1970s Black Panther TV show on ABC, if so it would have starred Levar Burton. That said Coogler's Black Panther was a better overal film than Patty Jenkins Wonder Woman.
Beefing up the old home security, huh?You bet yer ass.
I'm leaning on it being on my top 5 but it's not cemented yet. I want to watch it again before making that call. Right now I'll put it under the last two Cap movies and on par with the original Guardians as far as personal enjoyment.
I didn't have a problem with Jordan's delivery. I figure he talks the way he does having grown up in Oakland.
Seriously? Aside from Jackie Chan or Jet Li, who really got any love in Hollywood? Notice the former two do martial arts movies. If you wanna count Indians or Pakistani folk as Asian (I'm Southeast Asian), they are just getting "normal" roles shown by people like Aziz Ansari or Kumail Nanjiani where they are not just 711 workers or taxi drivers.
To deny that a ton of praise given to Black Panther by pointing out that most of it revolves around "all black cast" or "positive representation of Africans" or "finally have someone that looks like me on screen" is bullshit when it's harped on constantly? I don't see how that can be.
Superhero shows are trash