Trying to Recall why I said Black Panther wasn't a Black Movie
Trying to Recall why I said Black Panther wasn't a Black Movie
Now, what *is* a black movie?
Black film is a classification of film that has a broad definition relating to the film involving participation and/or representation of black people. The definition may involve the film having a black cast, a black crew, a black director, a black story, or a focus on black audiences.
Examples would be The Help, Friday, Roots, and possibly Get Out.
With those movies in mind, why did I consider Black Panther to not be in this category? I don't really know if I'm honest, maybe it's because of all the fake Marvel fans coming out the woodworks. Maybe it's because someone I know was praising the movie even though he wasn't planning the movie because "I don't like giving money to the white man" even though the director is black. Maybe it's because when I went to see the movie I saw these dashiki wearing niglets in the theater that made me enjoy the movie a lot less.
Back on topic... I went in there with low expectations, hoping the movie would far exceed my expectations. I remember the opening too. It made me think I was watching a different movie or something. The first action scene was okay, couldn't really see anything happen but seeing him take out thugs in the dark was kinda cool.
The thing about the movie I didn't like was T'Challa. The nigga didn't have a motive to do anything! His had dies, he comes back to rule, but this random ass nigga comes outta nowhere wanting to throw hands with him. Sure. Why not. They take away his powers and this nigga LOSES. He going TOE TO FUCKING WITH CAPTAIN AMERICA THE LAST TIME WE SAW HIM IN ACTION.
AND THIS NICK CANON LOOKIN ASS FUCK BEATS HIM? So he loses and gets thrown into the water. I can't even remember what he was fighting for if I'm honest. Nick Canon #2 wants to get share all this Wakanda shit with other black people and T'Challa's like "No my brudda, we cannot share wit the outside wort."
So what, TC's mad cuz he got beat, they fish him out and he wants a rematch and wins. MIND YOU, his motive STILL isn't clear. I guess it's to stop Nick Canon #2? I dunno man. After watching them make a shit "What are thoooooooose?" joke, Kill off the only other interesting character being Ulysses, what's the big payoff? A garbage CGI fight with seemingly no stakes! Hahaaa! Gotta love that!
I walked out disappointed and mad. Mad that the movie was shit. Mad that people were giving it so much praise for nothing. Mad that these TONGU CLICKING ROBE WEARING BASTARDS were even WEARING THAT SHIT IN THE THEATRE. Mad that people were calling it a black movie!
And there it is! I remember! I FINALLY REMEMBER. I remember why I said this and it's because one end the person I know (Shidori) was saying "Oh it's the first black movie to do this, this, and this..." and the other retards going "Yeah, Black Power!"
N I G G A THE MOVIE. IS NOT. ABOUT THAT.
It's about two apes fighting over rulership of a FICTIONAL AREA IN THE MARVEL UNIVERSE.
HOOOOOOOO MY FUCKING GOD SHIDORI SENT A STUPID FUCKING VIDEO WITH THE CAPTION SAYING "HAITI IS WAKANDA". SHIDORI. WE GET IT. YOU'RE HAITIAN. AT LEAST YOU PROBABLY THINK YOU ARE.
I WANNA KNOW THE ABSOLUTE LAME-BRAINED, DIM-WITTED, WINDOW LICKING, DUNCE-CAPPED TROGLODYTE WHO GOT UP AND SAID "dUuUuH, bLaCk pAnTh3r iz aboot pL@c3 in affreecah, sO dere4 place liek hAitI iz wAkAndA".
The video is from this woman talking about how Haiti has a resource that no one else has, cue the overlayed opening of black panther where the Vibranium rock fell onto Haiti from space.
Look. Black Panther isn't THAT type of black movie. Yes the black cast is large. Yes they show traditional African garbs n' shit. Yes the director is black. But that doesn't mean it's a black movie about the empowerment of the black race cuz that is absolutely N O W H E R E in the movie!
Fuck I'd rather watch Luke Ca---nevermind. I'd rather watch something with ACTUAL DEPTH like Static Shock. An animated show that deals with actual problems.
For example.
Vergil Hawkins is a 15-year-old teenager that lives with his dad and sister. His mom died from gang violence. Throughout the show, you can tell that he's really not over it that much since she passed when he was still a kid.
Another episode was with Permafrost, a Meta-Human with ice powers that's really upset about losing her mom about Christmas. She roamed the streets homeless since she was little not wanting CPS to take her away.
Other examples would be Richie's dad being racist, A bullied kid bringing a gun to school, and family issues like having your siblings use you for their own benefit.
Why does an animated show that was aired in the EARLY 2000s have more depth than a 2019 film with an enormous budget made by a HUGE team?
Hang on...lemme see how much it even cost...
200 MILLION DOLLARS??? BLACK PANTHER COST 200 MILLION DOLLARS?!? AND IT GROSSED 1.23 BILLION DOLLARS. WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!?!?
