Rating: 7/10, 3.5/5.
The Prince's Revenge is the most accurate summary of the plot of the film, and it has also staged two episodes. While returning to tradition, the film also returns to seriousness, perhaps to stabilize the turbulent atmosphere a bit before the tragic event to come. Marvel's original movies were serious, until the advent of the Amusement Guard, let Marvel see other possibilities, so all kinds of heroic comedies followed one after another, leaving only funny. It is not good for the elements of comedy to dominate the host. Only by making people laugh at the right time can achieve the best adjustment effect without causing the fragmentation of the film.
Let's imagine, if Mufasa was not killed by Scar, but the other way around, and then the heir Gao Fu infiltrated the lions and plotted his own revenge. At this time, Simba was driven away and met Timon and Pumbaa. With their help, the king returned, and finally defeated Gao Fu and regained the throne. Isn't this very similar to the plot of Black Panther? The plot of The Lion King Trilogy was originally adapted from Shakespeare's play, and Black Panther's Prince's Revenge is also derived from a classical routine. Not only that, the confrontation between the Murderer and the Black Panther is similar to the confrontation between Magneto and the professor in the X-Men. The prince who grew up pampered and the prince who lived at the bottom of the society have very different situations, and they are also prone to have opposing ideas. Simply put, it is the opposition between conservative and radical, right and left. For us as bystanders, it's hard to tell right from wrong, or they don't exist at all.
But the film's position is still biased towards Ticara's side, which is shown in the fact that after Eric decided to take revenge, the film simply characterized him as a murderer in the army. Behavior, this is inconsistent with his upbringing, his sympathy for the struggle of black people, and his indignation at the oppression of his ancestors. Just to show the kindness of Tichala from the side, in order to make the audience agree with the conservative and harmless, we must calmly accept the fate of our ancestors and the current black people to be enslaved, oppressed, and discriminated against? This is another movie that makes me want to side with the villain.
Judging from this film, Wakanda is really just a utopia that exists in comics and movies. Black people turn their heads and sing. It has the most technologically developed country in the world, and even the leader of the free world, the United States, cannot match it. What a stark contrast to reality. The film fully satisfies the YY who is discriminated against by people of color, fantasizing that they can hide in a paradise, live a life without disputes, and be above other countries and races.
But the reality is, and also foreshadowed by the death of Captain America 3's predecessor, Black Panther, how small the world is, and once Wakanda enters the public eye, it can no longer remain neutral or independent. In this Easter egg, Ticara announced that they will share their technology and resources with the world, which also means that they will be involved in the world's disputes and suffer attacks and hostility from all sides. Therefore, this Black Panther is a very realistic movie, and a strong country can never escape its international responsibility.
However, the problem with this movie is also obvious. The little BOSS played by Andy Serkis, the former Black Panther and the current Black Panther could not settle him, but died suddenly at the hands of Eric, just to be the stepping stone to his revenge plan , logically sloppy and unconvincing. The action design is also not as good as the previous one. The appearance of Team 3 Black Panther is amazing. His fierceness, speed and agility make people see a different action style, but in this movie, in addition to playing countless times in the trailer. Unloading the wheels, you can no longer find interesting action scenes. The fight between the two black panthers was particularly watery, and it was not a duel on the waterfall when they stripped naked, and only showed the bulletproof and energy storage capabilities of the nano-level combat suits. The film's presentation of Wakanda's technological level and future city is also very stingy. Except for the high-rise buildings seen in the distance, the street scenes are still traditional African features.
On the contrary, the scenery of the African grassland is quite attractive, coupled with the majestic and strong African traditional music, making the transition shots of this film the best audio-visual enjoyment. This is the most obvious advantage of the film.
There is also a very interesting point in the film. Andy Serkis and Martin Freeman are sitting opposite each other in the interrogation room. The author always feels that Chao Ye takes a ring out of his pocket every minute. Which one is better for laid-off workers in Middle-earth? Disney in the United States is looking for Marvel.
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Text: Song
March 10, 2018
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