'Black Panther': Dare we criticize?

Posted by Billy Wonka (A) on March 15, 2018 at 11:27:16

Sure, why not.

Mediocre script, mostly B-tier cast, and B-tier effects. The effects were a real let down compared to the other mightier budgeted Marvel productions. When I looked beyond the principals in a scene the CGI looked sloppy and slightly blurred. Although the action sequences were very good with all the jumping around.

The story of Wakanda and its leaders have been noticeably compared to Trump's America. That may be true but the long, low dog whistle of the film simply overclouds Wakanda's self-contained policies to the average viewer. And, I was surprised that the most modern country on the planet still resorted to political savagery in the form of kingly combat.

Wakanda served no useful purpose to the world and the story did not feature a monolithic evil that needed to be defeated like all other Marvel stories. Perhaps that is coming later. (Not a comic book guy.)

Despite its flaws, it is entertaining looking past its warts and moles. And, people are going to see this three and four times to make it the most watched and profitable film, ever. Perhaps one day the metroplex will have a double feature: 'Black Panther' and 'Gone With The Wind'.

3 wonks for entertainment
2 wanks for not being the best it could be

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Topic - 'Black Panther': Dare we criticize? - Billy Wonka 11:27:16 03/15/18 (25)

I liked the first half (but looking back I can remember very little of it) engaging but not memorable - PhilJ 08:23:57 03/18/18 (0)

Ugh...look up Afrofuturism... - MaxwellP 05:25:04 03/16/18 (10)

George Clinton: "Sun Ra? He's out to lunch... - musetap 09:23:50 03/17/18 (2)

Thanks. Had to check that and it in an interview that also mentions Afrofuturism... - MaxwellP 11:35:00 03/17/18 (1)

Old line I read in Musician mag decades ago... - musetap 12:40:21 03/17/18 (0)

So, your saying unrelated music made this movie? - Billy Wonka 08:03:07 03/16/18 (6)

Speaking of dog whistles... - mkuller 09:11:59 03/16/18 (2)

RE: Speaking of dog whistles... - Sondek 11:46:09 03/17/18 (0)

You are breaching ethics here . . . - Billy Wonka 13:44:43 03/16/18 (0)

RE: So, your saying unrelated music made this movie? - MaxwellP 08:17:54 03/16/18 (2)

Why would you care about such a thing? - Billy Wonka 13:45:34 03/16/18 (1)

Um....because I care about background when understanding works of art - MaxwellP 15:36:07 03/16/18 (0)

criticize? go for it - beach cruiser 03:50:27 03/16/18 (4)

Libs always go after grammar and misperceived . . . - Billy Wonka 08:04:46 03/16/18 (1)

grammar is not political , as we both know - beach cruiser 04:45:10 03/24/18 (0)

Since criticism is on the table... - Steve O 07:03:00 03/16/18 (1)

RE: Since criticism is on the table... - beach cruiser 07:21:26 03/22/18 (0)

I liked it lots LESS than you. It was WAY too loud, had too many... - jeffreybehr 01:56:38 03/16/18 (0)

I liked it much more than you... - mkuller 11:52:29 03/15/18 (6)

Know thy reviewer... - Steve O 13:56:35 03/15/18 (5)

RE: Know thy reviewer... - beach cruiser 03:59:25 03/16/18 (4)

Russian bots do indeed have math capability... - Steve O 06:45:40 03/16/18 (3)

please state your facts - beach cruiser 07:42:00 03/22/18 (1)

The "bot" thing was a joke you didn't get... - Steve O 08:44:09 03/22/18 (0)

. . . and they've got the t-shirts too - Chris from Lafayette 00:48:02 03/20/18 (0)

'Black Panther': Dare we criticize?

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