I've got an issue with some of the decisions made by the producers and the creative team of the movie, even if I can understand some o the solutions they chose. I'm not sure they had to kill T'Challa, but I do understand the difficulties of replacing the like of Chadwick Boseman who made the role his own. I'm not sure they had to present Namor the way they did, even though his character in the comics allows for this option, but it does limit what they can do with him in the future. And I don't like the fact they kill other leading characters almost as an easy way out.
All that said, this wasn't a bad movie. It wasn't disjointed as other reviewers here suggested - I spoke with a few that watched the movie with me - we had no problem following the plot. It was definitely a very slow action movie - as my title says - that's a result of the decision to focus on the characters, and this is a decision I do agree with. It did present us with a lot of superb acting performances with Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett and Danai Gurira topping the list, but with almost no false note in the entire cast. And when the roles are so well performed the slow pace of the movie doesn't make it any less riveting. Again, the role of Namor does leave a lot to be desired, though they did try to give him some depth, but I think they made him a bit too contradictory and so very hard to play and relate to.
Bottom line, the moment they decided to make the new Black Panther a she, they were bound to face a lot of animosity on this site. It comes with the territory over here, and I know I'm going to pay with a lot of hate, here - I'm half expecting it by now. But I liked the way they dealt with the issue of grief and international politics. And even if the role of Riri was shoved into the movie for external reasons I don't think it hurt the movie in any way.
All that said, this wasn't a bad movie. It wasn't disjointed as other reviewers here suggested - I spoke with a few that watched the movie with me - we had no problem following the plot. It was definitely a very slow action movie - as my title says - that's a result of the decision to focus on the characters, and this is a decision I do agree with. It did present us with a lot of superb acting performances with Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett and Danai Gurira topping the list, but with almost no false note in the entire cast. And when the roles are so well performed the slow pace of the movie doesn't make it any less riveting. Again, the role of Namor does leave a lot to be desired, though they did try to give him some depth, but I think they made him a bit too contradictory and so very hard to play and relate to.
Bottom line, the moment they decided to make the new Black Panther a she, they were bound to face a lot of animosity on this site. It comes with the territory over here, and I know I'm going to pay with a lot of hate, here - I'm half expecting it by now. But I liked the way they dealt with the issue of grief and international politics. And even if the role of Riri was shoved into the movie for external reasons I don't think it hurt the movie in any way.