- “Long live the king.”
- ―Tagline
Black Panther is a 2018 American superhero film produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It's based on the Marvel superhero character Black Panther, who made his debut in the 2016 film Captain America: Civil War, and it is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was released on February 16, 2018.
Synopsis[]
Marvel Studios' Black Panther follows T'Challa who, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king. But when a powerful old enemy reappears, T'Challa's mettle as king—and Black Panther—is tested when he is drawn into a formidable conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people and their way of life.
Plot[]
A voice from a young boy asks to tell him a story and the adult's voice tells the story of "Vibranium". A gigantic meteorite with the toughest metal: vibranium, crashed in the region of the sources of the Nile river, "millions" of years ago and it affected the plants. Later, in the age of humans, five tribes in the land named Wakanda battled for control of that vibranium until a spirit-led a certain warrior to find and eat a "heart-shaped herb" affected by the metal. He gained superhuman abilities, and became the first "Black Panther". Four of the five tribes submit to his power but one tribe wants freedom. The Wakandans use the vibranium to develop highly advanced technology. They see the horrors of the other nations and isolated themselves from the rest of the world. They hid and pretended that they are not industrially developed like a third-world country.
1992, Oakland, California, Prince N'Jobu vows to share Wakanda's technology with people of African descent around the world in order to help them conquer their oppressors. N'Jobu enlists black-market arms dealer Ulysses Klaue to infiltrate Wakanda and remove a cache of vibranium, King T'Chaka learns of his brother's actions. He confronts N'Jobu, who becomes angry and threatens to kill T'Chaka's loyal friend, Zuri. T'Chaka reluctantly kills N'Jobu to save Zuri and abandons N'Jobu's son Erik in order to prevent the Wakandan people from learning the truth.
In 2016, the present day, A reporter says that the tiny nation of Wakanda is mourning the death of its monarch King T'Chaka that died after a terrorist attack at the United Nations a week ago, the suspect has have been apprehended who is Helmut Zemo, after that Wakanda stills one of the poorest countries in the world and does not accept international trade or accept aid, and is predicted that the oldest of the children who will be the successor of the throne.
Sambisa Forest, Nigeria. Okoye, the leader of the all-female fighting force the Dora Milaje, to extract his ex-lover, Nakia from an undercover group that kidnapped a lot of girls, including Nakia, later he and Nakia reunites with his mother Queen Ramonda and younger sister Princess Shuri in Wakanda, the nation's current technological genius.
London, United Kingdom. Erik Stevens aka "Killmonger", prepares to steal an ancient Wakandan vibranium ax from a museum, he poisons the coffee from a security woman and the guards call two ambulance mans, that in reality are a gang led by Klaue and including an ex-U.S. black ops soldier, they shoot the guards and Klaue breaks the wall to steal the vibranium ax.
Back in Wakanda, in T'Challa's kingship ceremony, he is challenged for the crown by M'Baku, the leader of the fifth tribe, the mountain-dwelling Jabari. The two engage in ritual combat, with T'Challa emerging victorious and becoming the new King. He lets M'Baku live. After the duel T'Challa gains his power again and he is covered by sand to see his father in the sky. Later, the tribal elders receive word that Klaue has resurfaced in South Korea, W'Kabi, who lost his parents as a result of the dealer's actions, urges the young monarch to bring him to justice. But first T'Challa and Shuri visit an underground lab to test some things so that they can be used to capture Ullyses Klaue, including another vibranium suit for T'Challa that uses nanotechnology, as well as able to be stored within the teeth of a ceremonial necklace.
Busan, South Korea. T'Challa, Okoye, and Nakia plan to intercept Klaue at an underground casino in Busan, where he will be selling the ax to an unknown buyer. The plan, however, goes wrong when T'Challa discovers the buyer is CIA agent Everett Ross and Klaue suspects the deal is a setup.
The deal subsequently goes sour, and a car chase ensues that culminates in Klaue's apprehension. While in CIA custody, however, Klaue is rescued by Killinger. Ross is seriously injured saving Nakia in the attack, and rather than pursue Klaue, T'Challa takes Ross to Wakanda where his sister Shuri uses the nation's advanced technology to save Ross' life.
Killmonger kills Klaue and takes his body to Wakanda as a token, revealing his identity as N'Jobu's son to the tribal elders and challenging T'Challa for the throne. Killmonger triumphs in ritual combat and hurls the defeated T'Challa over a waterfall. After ingesting the heart-shaped herb to gain the powers of the Black Panther, Killmonger enacts his father's plan, preparing shipments of Wakandan weapons to be distributed to Wakandan operatives around the world. Nakia, Shuri, Ross, and T'Challa's mother, Ramonda flee to seek the aid of the Jabari and learn M'Baku's men have found and are caring for the comatose T'Challa.
Healed by a heart-shaped herb brought by Nakia, T'Challa returns to Wakanda and renews his combat with Killmonger for the throne, which was never officially concluded since T'Challa never died or conceded. When Killmonger refuses to cooperate, his claim to the throne is immediately invalidated and Okoye and the Dora Milaje turn against him. However, Killmonger who is now wearing a suit of Black Panther armor of his own resists with force along with the Border Tribe. While Shuri, Nakia, and Jabari battle W'Kabi, Ross, piloting a remote jet with Shuri's guidance, shoot down the planes carrying the weapons before they can leave the country. The battle goes poorly for T'Challa's side until M'Baku and the Jabari arrive to support him, thus turning the tide. T'Challa and Killmonger's battle carries them into the heart of the vibranium mine, where sonic disrupted used in the transport of the metal incapacitates their vibranium armor. While Killmonger's body is briefly exposed, T'Challa stabs his cousin. He takes Killmonger to see the sunset of Wakanda and offers to heal him. But Killmonger states that he knows he will then be imprisoned and would rather die a free man. He pulls the dagger out of his chest and dies peacefully.
With that victory, T'Challa is officially restored to the throne, with M'Baku granted a seat in the national tribal council to represent his tribe in recognition of his loyalty. Rejecting the isolationism of past Wakandan kings, T'Challa establishes an embassy in the United States to be run by Nakia and Shuri. In a mid-credits scene, T'Challa appears before the United Nations to reveal Wakanda's true nature to the world. In a post-credits scene set in 2018, Shuri continues to help Bucky Barnes with his recuperation.
Cast[]
- Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa/Black Panther
- Michael B. Jordan as N'Jadaka/Erik Killmonger
- Lupita Nyong'o as Nakia
- Danai Gurira as Okoye
- Martin Freeman as Everett Ross
- Daniel Kaluuya as W'Kabi
- Letitia Wright as Shuri
- Winston Duke as M'Baku
- Angela Bassett as Ramonda
- Forest Whitaker as Zuri
- Andy Serkis as Ulysses Klaue
- John Kani as T'Chaka
- Sterling K. Brown as N'Jobu
- Florence Kasumba as Ayo
- Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/White Wolf (post-credits scene)
- Stan Lee in a cameo role
Music[]
- Main article: Black Panther (score)
After reading the script, composer Ludwig Göransson decided to visit Africa and do research for the film. He spent a month in Senegal, first traveling around with musician Baaba Maal on his tour, and then spending several weeks working with local musicians to form the "base" of his score. Göransson was particularly drawn to the talking drum and the tambin, or Fula flute, to use in his character themes, along with horns. Nate Moore compared the work Göransson did in defining the sound of the film to the use of music by James Gunn in the Guardians of the Galaxy films, with the composer pushing Marvel out of their comfort zone. Kendrick Lamar produced the film's curated soundtrack, Black Panther: The Album, along with Top Dawg Entertainment founder Anthony Tiffith. Coogler wanted to include original songs from Lamar in the film because his artistic themes aligned with those explored in the film.
The soundtrack features songs that are heard in the film as well as others that are inspired by it, with the other artists featured the majority of "top-billing names" under Top Dawg Entertainment. Göransson collaborated with Lamar and producer Sounwave on the soundtrack. Three singles from the album were released throughout January and February 2018: "All The Stars", "King's Dead", and "Pray for Me". Black Panther: The Album was released on February 9, 2018, while a soundtrack of Göransson's score was released on February 16. An extended play titled Black Panther: Wakanda Remixed, featuring remixes of five cues from Göransson's score, was released on August 16, 2018. Göransson worked with several other artists to create the remixes.
Release[]
Black Panther premiered on the following dates and countries:
- February 13, 2018 (Hong Kong, Ireland, Taiwan, United Kingdom)
- February 14, 2018 (Belgium, France, Indonesia, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden)
- February 15, 2018 (Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Kuwait, Malaysia, Morocco, New Zealand, Portugal, Serbia, Ukraine, Uruguay)
- February 16, 2018 (Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, Finland, India, Lithuania, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Vietnam)
- February 17, 2018 (Tunisia)
- February 23, 2018 (Estonia)
- February 26, 2018 (Russia)
- March 1, 2018 (Japan)
- March 9, 2018 (China)
Reception[]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 96% based on 532 reviews, with an average score of 8.30/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Black Panther elevates superhero cinema to thrilling new heights while telling one of the MCU's most absorbing stories—and introducing some of its most fully realized characters." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 88 out of 100, based on 55 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
Home Release[]
- Main article: Black Panther (video)
Black Panther was released on Blu-ray/Digital, DVD, and 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray/Digital on May 15, 2018. The film was made available for streaming on Disney+ on March 4, 2020.
On November 29, 2020, Marvel Studios changed the studio's logo animation in the opening of the film to include images of Chadwick Boseman from the film, as well as his appearances in Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Concept art from the film and excerpts from the script were also included. This change was done on the Disney+ version of the film, to honor Boseman on what would have been his 44th birthday after he died in August 2020 from colon cancer.
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Trivia[]
- The movie is the first comic book film adaptation to receive more nominations at the Oscars than one or two since Dick Tracy.
- Black Panther is currently the sixth highest-grossing Marvel film of all time, right behind the first four Avengers films and Spider-Man: No Way Home.
- The scene where everyone discover that T'Challa is still alive mirrors a scene in The Avengers, where Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. discover Steve Rogers/Captain America is still alive after being frozen for 66 years.
- When Shuri says "Great, another broken white boy to fix," she is referencing Captain America: Civil War, when T'Challa and Shuri agreed to help Bucky Barnes get rid of his Winter Soldier persona. Barnes then appears in the post-credit scene, set in 2018, ready to help the Avengers prepare for their upcoming battle with Thanos.
- Despite the movie being released in 2018, it is actually set in 2016, a week after Captain America: Civil War, in which T'Challa debuted. It is also the final phase 3 film to be set prior to the events of the Infinity War and movies set before 2018.
- Goof: Shuri tells T'Challa that his shoes are completely sound absorbent, but they are actually heard when he runs up the stairs of Shuri's lab.
External links[]
Black Panther (film) on Wikipedia- Black Panther (film) on IMDb
- Black Panther (film) on Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
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