Review of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) by Nerezza — 12 Nov 2022

Simple terms. This is another below average MCU film. Phase 4 is still not living up to the legacy of the usually solid/enjoyable phase 1-3 films. Ignoring the other very obvious flaws to this film I want to point out my biggest problem.

Wakanda hasn't learnt ANYTHING! What was the purpose of the first film where it was a huge deal about Wakanda finally being apart of the world. That is for nothing here. Its like as soon as Thanos was defeated Wakanda slipped back into its recluse ways.

They do not want to trade Vibranium with the rest of the world? Okay fine, it is very dangerous. But... You can't just not do anything. Especially after promising you'd provide some aid. Wakanda comes off as a bad guy to the UN as they want what you specifically told them you'd provide.

You can't make promises you never have any intention of fulfilling. So Wakanda already comes across as disconnected from the rest of the world. So when people investigating Vibranium outside Wakanda turn up dead, of course they are the first and only suspects.

.. Something they do nothing to discourage. Which for a while was fine. But at the end of the film... Where its Wakanda verses the Fish people (forget their names) Wakanda still choses to stand completely alone.

.. Apparently just for the purpose of setting up a 3rd movie... Also on the fish people and Namor topic. I have never seen a supposed sympathetic enemy whose been so quick and consistent in killing innocent civilians.

These are meant to be a mirror of Wakanda's own people but when they invaded Wakanda's capital it was the civilian areas targeted first. Theres one point when a fish people grabs some poor fisherman off his refuge just to drown him.