More over to the point, why is it celebrated that someone already in authority, power and money manages to do something great, and not a struggling person in the underclass?
You're not black enough for the representation to make you shoot out cosmic rays in your empowered state.
Most of us are just laughing at the fact that a white version of Wakanda also exists in the marvel universe and it’s known as Latveria.
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Black Panther. The humour is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of racial operession most of the jokes will go over a typical viewer’s head. There’s also Black Panther's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realise that they’re not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Black Panther truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn’t appreciate, for instance, the humour in the existential catchphrase “Wubba Lubba Dub Dub,” which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev’s Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I’m smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Stan Lee's genius wit unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools.. how I pity them.
Notice in the movie all the super smart people are part of the royal family, the progeny of former black panthers who ate the special herb, and every other part of their society functions exactly like a typical third world African country surrounded by the trappings of wealth?
Like the guy in green with the lip plate. I'm guessing he leads the merchant tribe? I dunno because I don't think he has substantial dialogue.
fftopic:/over.
Can't find the clip but I'm reminded of that bit in The Critic where Jay is told he can only rate movies from good to excellent. When he asks what if he doesn't like the movie, he's told, "That's what 'good' is for."
On a completely unrelated topic, did you know that not only did it have a black director and black cast, but also apparently a largely black crew?
