Review of Black Panther (2018) by Ratedrex — 16 Feb 2018

"Black Panther" joins my Mount Rushmore of Marvel movies, alongside "X-MEN: Days of Future Past", "Spider-Man 2 and "Iron Man". "Black Panther" is unique in its presentation.

It takes the shallowness of the super-hero genre and turns it into a three-dimensional phenomenon. The costumes and production designs are mesmerizing. The acting is equally as good, especially the performances by Michael B.

Jordan as Erik Killmonger, and Letitia Wright as Shuri. Moreover, "Black Panther" tries to be more than just a super-hero movie. Director, Ryan Coogler, uses the opportunity to incorporate heart-felt messages along the way.

His messages hit home. However, the messages don't get in the way for those viewers who aren't interested; you'll still have a butt-kicking experience. One more thing: there has been a lot made out of the fact that "Black Panther' has a predominantly black cast.

So what? There have been many great films with predominantly black casts: "Moonlight", "Hidden Figures, "12 years a Slave," "Glory", "The Color Purple" "Malcolm X , "A Raisin in the Sun," "Boys in the Hood" and "Sounder" quickly come to mind.

. We should be beyond the point where we spend time concentrating on the skin color of the actors. writers and directors (even though I just did it). And finally, I think we should give some credit to writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, who, in Fantastic Four, issue #52, July of 1966, introduced T'Challa (AKA Black Panther), a noble king, who ruled over the technologically advanced country of Wakanda.

A black super hero was a ground-breaking achievement back then. I still have that comic book hanging on the wall in my office. And I shall soon have the "Black Panther" DVD as part of my film collection.

Its a wonderful movie.