All tagged Chadwick Boseman
The very real toll this existence takes on the characters in the film are the play within the play. The staging of August Wilson’s words are ostensibly about a legendary blues singer, but in reality, they are about everything Black people do to stay sane in an insane world.
In a way, it was all always one story. It was always Endgame.
Black Panther is not the first Black superhero movie. But with predecessors like Catwoman and Blade, the film universe had been hungry for a film of this caliber that does the things it does.
I can imagine that for many, just seeing this number of characters fighting is going to be exhilarating. But was there more here for those who might not be hardcore fans?