I watched something guy's!

Hi, this used to be an account for Ramonda. Now I decided to review things. Reblog a little and possibly write my own stuff.

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Margarita Karapanou, tr. by Karen Emmerich, from Rien ne va plus

[Text ID: “I would have preferred if you had loved me less and understood me more.”]

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Don't judge a book by it's cover

I just found out that 1 of the books I loved to read as a child actually featured a black or brown main character. But whoever designed the book cover either automatically thought she was white or decided to make her white. WTF. It's a problem either way.

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Namor shouldn't have come to their country trying to threaten Wakanda. Let's start there!

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Okoye believes violence is the answer

I've come to this conclusion because of two things.

The first with T'Challa. She was going to gut poor Agent Ross.

The second with Riri. Just the whole situation. Conscious or Unconscious.

I bet she's heard "play nice Okoye" a thousand times

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The Menu

What a roller-coaster of a movie. That's how I felt when I walked out at the end.

This review is mostly spoiler free. Or you would have to watch it to understand some references.

This movie is entertaining, the pacing is good. It doesn't drag along. Never staying in one spot for to long. It does good with creating drama/intrigue from the beginning.

The plot was predictable. Not in a negative way. Moreso in a typical of this genre type of way. The way the good guy always win way. Yet they definitely added a few twist and turns that I wasn't expecting.

The acting was good. Everyone felt like they were in character. Or rather I should say they all felt like people. With their own lives. Brought together to break bread.

The reasoning made sense. Yet at the same time. It didn't. This didn't take away from the movie. But now that I'm out of it I'm like really? But honestly that could be the point.

It has humor! And it's not overdone

Not Negative but Constructive

The staff characters. Could have been fleshed out a little more. They started but it felt like that storyline wasn't given enough room to breath. Doesn't take away from the movie though.

That ending. I'm talking about the to go order. I got it. But I wasn't sure how clear that would be for people.

Random things

The setting. It was simple yet it got the job done. It allowed the actors to shine

The food. The entire team behind that did a good job. From the Chefs/or artist to the photographer.

It had foreshadowing/ chekovs gun. My favorite

Conclusion

I will be recommending to others to watch. If your going on a date and you need a topic starter this would be it. Especially if your going out to eat afterwards.

Definitely a movie that I would watch if it came on at home. While on the couch.

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One of the more beautiful scenes of this movie was watching Ramonda struggle to swim with Riri to the surface.

A decision like that would have to be made instantly. If not subconsciously.

You could actually see the weight of Riri and the water pulling her. And her determination all in those few seconds. I felt like we could also feel every one of her years. As Ramonda, but mostly as Queen Mother. A Mother to all.

Her determination was also because she didn't want to see another of her children die. And that's who she became when Riri was brought to Wakanda. (But that's another post.)

It was beautifully done to me. You could see all the grace, the peace and understanding of what her decision to save Riri meant.

I appreciate that being the last moments that we saw her alive.

N'Jadaka was right when he said Shuri shouldn't take that away from her mother. And neither should the audience. It would make her death be in vain.

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okay okay but the way Queen Ramonda fucking fought to save Riri. the way she looked at Riri, this fucking brilliant genius young black woman, and probably saw Shuri in her. the way she saw a young woman put in danger, however inherently, by the us government because they stole her project. how this girl, this stranger, was going to drown and she grabbed her and she fought to reach the surface. and and you could physically fucking see okay. you could see how much it was taking a toll on her physically. you could see how fucking heavy and hard it was. how she was already starting to struggle for air but she kept fucking going and she saved Riri and you know in her heart she would not allow riri’s mother to suffer losing her child because ramonda just lost one of her own. and angela basset DID THAT.

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*BLACK PANTHER SPOILERS*

T'Challa Junior

Shuri handled that remarkably well. Because if my brother had a secret child and kept that knowledge from me. For FIVE years, just know I'm whooping a**. Like I will travel to the ancestral plane to do so.

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I'm glad the fanfics are out and about. But I need more black writers. Or more black culture. When I read stuff like Shuri back talking/yelling/raising her voice to her mother. Or her storming out. Things like that, automatically takes me out of the story. Because there is NO WAY in hell that would fly in their very black, African household.

And I know when it's written no harm is trying to be done intentionally...but still

I guess I could be the change I want to see and write it myself...but probably not anytime soon

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⚠️Wakanda Forever spoilers below⚠️

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Now in a movie that showed us Ramonda drowned in front of her daughter and Shuri ripping the wings off of Namor's feet, I think the most brutal scene in this movie was Ramonda confronting Okoye in the throne room.

We see that Ramonda is angry about Shuri being 'taken' while in Okoye's care and says some pretty hurtful things. She doesn't mean them ofcourse but she is a grieving mother who's scared to death that she may lose her last child, she doesn't know if Shuri is dead or being brutally tortured so she spits fire at Okoye and strips her of her rank and title as Dora Milaje.

Then we have Okoye, who is distraught at having lost the princess and wanting to make it right, watches as Ramonda gets hostile with her. Ramonda brings up W'kabi and says "at least you can go see your husband, mine is dead". She brings up Okoye's decision to serve Killmonger when he took the throne and mentions how humiliating it was to have to go beg the Jabari for protection.

Okoye has no choice but to see things from Ramonda's perspective but she has always been a Dora. It's what she's known her whole life. So she kneels before Ramonda and begs her forgiveness, calls her Mother but Ramonda won't hear her and says she's done protecting her. Heartbroken, Okoye leaves her spear and tearfully walks out.

Later, when Ramonda dies, we see Okoye desperately trying to revive her, showing that Ramonda's earlier decision didn't leave any bad feelings and she has always cared for the Royal family despite her duty being to serve them. She calls her Mother again but for the second time Ramonda doesn't hear her and with the sound of Shuri screaming and crying in the background Okoye has to accept that the Queen is dead. She wasn't able to atone for her failure in Ramonda's eyes.

These scenes are brilliantly acted, had me cowering in my seat when Ramonda went off. I was on the verge of tears.

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The scene between Queen Ramonda and Okoye. Like she really dropped to her knees, and said mother. With such emotion. Not Queen Mother but Mother

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Fanfic Prompts for BP

Send me a prompt and I’ll do my best to write it.

Since most fanfics are about T'Challa with Tony, Steve Ross etc (I will not be writing these in a romantic sense)

Between 600-1000 words

T'ChallaxNakia

W'KabixOkoye

Ramonda….

Dora Milaje

Go wild tbh

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https://m.fanfiction.net/s/14040978/1/The-Hardest-Battle

I eventually wrote something.

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MOONFALL was GOOD

I just came back from watching Moonfall, and it was better than I expected. Not that I expected it to be bad.

The pacing of the movie was good, scenes weren't dragged out. And it didn't feel like I was in there for 2 hours. Counting minutes. Even with the steady pace, they were still able to find time for those quiet (emotional charged) moments. To me the pacing is what kept me on the edge. It made me feel the urgency that was needed.

The characters I had no problem with them. Everyone that we interacted with was very much 3D. And they were realistic. There was a hint of a relationship, that I think should've been left alone or given more time. If possible. It was cute, but a little rushed.

Chemistry, they got it. I was also glad to see the adults behaving like adults.

Storyline I have questions. Not in a 'this is a plot hole' but more in a 'my interest is peaked.' The story unfolded naturally, at no point did I feel like I was being overloaded with information. (Remember this was a SciFi) They let us know what we needed to know, when we needed to know. I also didn't feel talked to. So that was nice. Also great foreshadow. Clearly the writers/director put thought into it. And the talented actors we're able to execute.

I would rewatch this movie!

Sidenote: I wouldn't rewatch in theaters (ie pay again) This is definitely a movie that would be good to watch on a rainy day, with a blanket. And maybe some popcorn.

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This is issue has been bugging me for a little while. MAMMY's. Not necessarily the stereotype nor history around it. More so the way black women who show a maternal side to anyone white people. Or anyone non black are automatically labeled as being a modern mammy.

While I understand a character might inadvertently fill some of the requirements for a mammy. It doesn't necessarily mean that they are.

Maybe one day I'll be able to put my thoughts down more coherently. (And yes, I'm black)

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New Ficlet: Queen Ramonda, Three and a Half Hours Later

(I know, I originally killed her off. But then Angela Bassett said she was alive, and that ficlet has been edited.)

Two years ago, when Ramonda spent days believing her son was dead, she never had time to get past the shock. She was too busy trying to save her daughter, herself, and ultimately her country. Two of which are again at stake. But this feels more like right before that, when she had lost her husband, and there’s been time to retreat to her chamber and cry.

Keep reading

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Black Panther (2018) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Shuri & T'Chaka (Marvel), Shuri & Ramonda Summary:

Shuri skids to a stop in front of the bedroom’s door, suddenly hesitant to enter. A terrible revelation lies behind the wooden panel, and she doesn’t think she’s ready to hear it. Not now. Not ever.

She bends slightly and presses her ear against the door, palms leaning flat against the carved patterns. The wood is thick, but not thick enough to conceal her mother’s sobs. They echo faintly in the hallway, each cry breaking Shuri’s heart bit by bit.

She has never seen or heard her Mama cry.

Dread twisting her guts, she pushes the door open with a shaking hand. Please, Bast, please, she prays fervently. She doesn’t articulate what exactly she fears, despite it weighing on her chest like a boulder, but she knows that Bast can read her heart.

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Angela Bassett auditioning for the role of Erik Killmonger