Wakanda Forever: “Black Panther” reinvents superhero cinema once again

The continuation of the acclaimed film faced the death of its protagonist in 2020, and managed to be better than the first

With so many productions in a row for film and TV, it’s hard to find anything that really excites within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) right now. But what other productions don’t have is someone like Ryan Coogler, who in the new ‘Black Panther: Wakanda forever‘(“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” in the original) will direct and write.

The director managed to deal with off-screen tragedies. Since the death of the promising Chadwick Boseman in 2020 – which led him to completely rewrite the screenplay – to the denial of one of its protagonists, he ended up reinventing, once again, the cinema of heroes by curbing the harmful effects of colonization.

The film already offers immediately how it will deal with the absence of its previous protagonist. There is no way to pretend that Boseman’s death didn’t happen. The shaky camera follows Shuri (Letitia Wright) through her lab as she desperately tries to find a cure for the mysterious illness of her brother, King T’Challa. Each affliction turns into sadness and pain, which is reflected in the audience. It was possible to hear crying in the cinema.

Without pauses for mourning, Queen Ramonda (the excellent Angela Bassett) must deal with threats from other countries in search of Wakanda’s precious minerals. One such nation is the hitherto unknown Talocan.

wakanda versus talcano

If in the first film many wondered how an African nation could be without the destructive hand of the white man, the new “Black Panther” manages to use all the superhero fireworks to introduce another nation, the one that managed to survive the colonization.

As we glimpse the incredible underground nation of Talocan, which had to evolve as a species to escape Spanish colonization in Mexico, we are introduced to the oldest mutant in the wondrous universe, Namor, played by Tenoch Huerta. Masterfully, the film separates Namor from Aquaman, his comic counterpart to rival DC Comics.

This new origin of the undersea prince fits perfectly with the proposal of the Black Panther films, which further highlight colonization and echo reality. Director David Wilson, an American based in Salvador, said he believes one of the inspirations for the script comes from the tension that exists between the Mexican and black communities in Los Angeles.

The director was chosen by Disney as the film’s ambassador to Brazil.

Substantial improvement of the franchise

The film has an impending war vibe, good action scenes, and a substantial improvement in visuals over the first, though they still leave a little to be desired. However, every action leaves room for great performance.

The performance of Tenoch Huerta is one of the highlights of the film, to forget once and for all a series of pathetic villains from other productions of the studio. His Namor has many levels and the actor’s work balances the superb and allure that the character requires. The Mexican actor is another example of the success of Talocan’s setting, very different from the neon Atlantis of the DC films.

New addition to the cast, Dominique Thorne plays the super charismatic Riri Williams, a young prodigy who moves the plot. It’s great to see Winston Duke play a more mature, but fun, M’Baku.

The one who grows a lot – and we hope in other aspects as well – is Shuri, by Letitia Wright. Despite the cheating due to controversial claims about the Covid-19 vaccination, the actress accounts for more dramatic scenes and gives weight to a character who has received child care in previous appearances.

But the big performance really belongs to veteran Angela Bassett. The actress, already nominated for an Oscar, shines through a script that gives a lot to her character. She is noble and she manages to be a queen and a mother who is watching the whole family go away.

With all this background, it would be too much to ask for a groundbreaking, groundbreaking film, but Ryan Coogler has a lot of knack for putting all the pieces together, letting the Marvel Universe machine keep running and continuing to deliver a film that is all about female protagonism. And, on a platter, it’s still one of Marvel’s most exciting post-credits scenes.

THE Sequel to “Black Panther”. it supports itself, without having to resort to apparitions and surprises, it closes history within itself, at the same time it opens up possibilities. Coogler offers more than expected and manages, once again, to reinvent superhero cinema.

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Emily

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