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MARVEL's Lit Panther

Such is the attraction of a black lead in a Marvel movie, that I broke my rule again and went to the movies to catch Black Panther! We had previously seen T'Challa in Civil War, where his father died. His Solo outing picks up exactly from there onwards. We see T'Challa return to Wakanda and being crowned the new King. Black Panther using realistic issues to stand out from the slew of Superhero movies. The main conflict, between our hero and the antagonist Kill Monger, is their ideology. Kill Monger wants to use Wakanda's resources to help other black people. While T'Challa wants to continue living in hiding. Kill Monger's ideology is what makes the movie interesting, you feel for him. Because, of his reasoning, which seems just. However, the way he wants to execute his plans is what makes him the antagonist. Micahel B Jordan is killer and Andrew Serkis provides icing on the cake as Claws The movie features an all-black cast. And the audience seems to mind t