the rage of princess shuri
very few character arcs have been as substantive and transformative as the arc given to shuri in wakanda forever. and what makes it so powerful is her undeniable rage.
shuri angry. at herself, at the ancestors, at the world. and thereโs so much range in her anger. itโs cold and dismissive to her motherโs faith in the spiritual. itโs painful and untethering to herself and her beliefs. itโs hot and all consuming towards namor and the harm he causes.
and then with how mythical and fairytale-esque wakanda forever is in general. shuri plays with the princess archetype and instead almost becomes a vengeful goddess. eternal war was one death away. it just happens that the person she longed to kill was her mirror image.
a black heroine having the space to transform, rebirth by fire and fury, was an experience. i donโt really know how to put it into words.
โIs my motherโs life not worth eternal war?โ
that might be one of the most heartbreaking, and relatable lines in the mcu. grief and anger crystallised into one question.

















