REASONS WHY WE (BLACKS) LOVE THIS MOTION PICTURE
i. Before we knew the ends and out of the movie we were blessed with an over profiting mixtape produced by the one and only Kendrick Lamar who has spoken many truths that correlate to the views of the black community. His single, the popular song of Black Panther, “Pray for Me”, was a “home hitter” and a written visualization to the overall message behind the “villian” we have grown very fond of and the black people all of over the world. Â
“I’m always ready for a war again, go down that road again, its all the same”
Battling with street life that our children are subject to sometimes not by choice because their young minds DONT know anything better, and also growing to deal with oppression in many forms that often go unseen from status quo, economic class, to racial slurs because of the color of their skin, this is the war and its only altered never destroyed and this was definitely portrayed in the movie with the life of Kilmonger and his reason for a spot on the thrown, This is while we (black peopole) felt and dont dislike the villian of the movie because his reasoning was very much the way we all think when we have something that can overpower or suppress the race that has been doing the very same to us for the past hundreds of years.
“I fight the world, i fight you, i fight myself”
Who’s gonna pray for him?
ii. This motion picture provides us with a “clue”, reminder, wake up call that the power and creativity of the black mind and resource has powers unknown and that we shouldn’t forget that or where it originated from. When i speak of unknown power I am not speaking of obtaining vibranium but of the talent our minds have, the talent of creating that we have. Prime example, Shuri didnt have the power of vibranium in her body like her brother but she held the knowledge of how to take her resources and create technology that helped Wakanda and that could possibly help the world. Because of oppression we shadow the facts that we are indeed stronger than we give off and indeed smarter than we recognize. This movie also is a reminder not to forget that being different is what makes us unique and intimidating! We are all Africa (*black people) and for years we have set ourselves apart from the norm so adapting is not in our dna. Africans back in the day purposely enlarged their lips, ears and nose so that they came off as ugly and not suitable for bondage, thus the infamous Okoye and her bald head. Upon arriving to obtain Klaw, Okoye felt very different with her wig in order to look the part she agreed, when a fight broke out, she immediately snatched her wig off and began to “whoop ass”. This is very significant in showing how conforming just isnt what we need to be doing any longer especially when the world isnt really doing much for us at this moment. Remember what makes us, us!
iii. So many subliminal messages and hidden but very much relevant quotes gestures and overall meanings of events that relate to the black community ALONE. This movie touches on the non submissive black woman as a counterpart and as a weapon or force to be reckoned with as her own without relying on a man to be the strength of what she does. This is the everyday BLACK WOMAN! The movie also touches on the need for father figures as black men growing up without a father has an effect on the things they do later in life. Third, the man issue or climax of the movie was no solely the act of wanting to reign for personal gain as many movies with kings or chiefs do, the motive for sitting on the throne was to be able to help the black community as a whole which i reiterate is the most powerful message throughout the entire film. There are also so many side notes or funny parts that i see only black people understanding, for example when M’Baku became the only ally and the CIA rep decided to speak as if his opinion mattered, and instead of telling him to be quiet, M’Baku and his tribe members began to bark (create their ritual noise) to basically say that. Its a rather hilarious scene to me because a lot of times other races feel it is in their “power” to control or sway the vote of the decisions black people make as if we cannot make it on their own and only the black community can relate to this in respect to Whites in conversation with Blacks.
iv. MORE TO COME WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE WHOLE MOVIE!Â