Originally Posted by
Blind Wedjat
I half agree with this.
On one hand I do think we should have spent more time in Wakanda, and their war efforts could have been a little more interesting. I don't think it was necessarily bad, but as a fan I would have liked more. The comics have shown what Wakanda is capable of on that front so they need not look very far for inspiration. That being said, they did okay. Just okay.
On the other hand, both IW and Avengers 4 went into production before and at the same time as BP, so neither had any idea what they would be truly dealing with. So I wouldn't exactly say it's their fault or it's fair to hold it against them.
That being said, this does in someway continue to show that the Russos are not perfect and unlike what many of their fans love to proclaim, they don't always do each MCU justice vs whoever directed their solo movie. This really only applies to Doctor Strange and Gamora who were both the best in IW than in their respective films. Thor is another one people mention but I argue Waititi is responsible for that.
Regarding BP, when I watched the solo movie I felt Coogler had a better understanding and smarter vision for who T'Challa is what he should be like. Civil War T'Challa may have been 'badass' and it is certainly fun watching him go through Bucky and hang with Cap, but he was blinded by rage and vengeance, which doesn't really sound like T'Challa. I always felt T'Challa in that film should have done more into the investigation of his father's assassination and not just accepting what was reported. Why didn't he also discover Zemo's plot using his available tech and security resources? In Civil War, he doesn't use his head enough. It's understandable, but it's not really accurate.
In the BP movie however, T'Challa uses his head a lot more than his heart. Instead of attacking Klaw at the casino immediately after he sees him, he waits and listens in before making a move (and before Okoye messes things up). It's only in BP that T'Challa's intelligence is brought up, with the creation of his first suit (which is still advanced) and showing that he understands how Vibranium works to destabilize Killmonger's suit. He's also given some spy abilities like how he acts in the casino and when he places the microphone on Ross without him knowing. He's at least shown to be more than a super soldier in a special suit, which is what he gets reduced to in both Civil War and IW.
I also preferred his fighting style in BP than in both Russo bros films. Aside from that triple kick during the airport battle, they portrayed T'Challa's fighting style as quite grounded (literally). The opening fight for BP however shows him doing triple flips, aerial spinning kicks, backflips, and those cool capeoira moves that make sense for him. That fight actually reminded me a lot of that recent Spider-Man comic T'Challa appeared in when Spidey remarks on how he moves extremely fast, like his reflexes work faster than his. All of T'Challa moves look extremely fluid, transition into one anothee effortlessly and look well thought out, like he knew what he was going to do before he didn't. And the strength feats were the and undeniable. Sending goons flying with punches, easily picking up a safe full of money, letting us see that whole shot of him wrestling down that rhino.
Not to say the Russos' are terrible because I am a big fan. But I can see the flaws and certainly not afraid to point them out anyway. They're big Cap fanboys at the end of the day. That much is apparent.