Watched Black Panther.
I have no clue about the comics and background story.
Well, it's a comic hero movie. Fun to watch, terrible CG, by necessity a shallow concentrate of decades of stories and lore topped by a vapid action story.
The one thing that vividly stood out to me was the last fight scene and its outcome. Main Lead had been all "NO U" to his own forefathers and especially, pointedly, his own dad just a few minutes before, sternly rebuking him for doing a bad deed. After brooding and lamenting over it for like half the movie. And it being a non-issue... kings have a role to play, as shitty as it may be at times. Deciding on things that affects the lives of millions is an incredibly crappy job even at the best of times.
...anyway. After all the emo shit he then goes ahead and probably repeats the bad thing once more, happily avoiding the possibility to tag-team the bad people with a person he could possibly convert to his side while also undoing the wrongs of his dad.
Frankly, I'd have chained that fucker to the throne room as honorary councillor, personified different perspective and voice for change. A reminder of what can happen. With cattle prod at hand in case he gets uppity and a bowl of sweets to reward constructive behaviour. Yeah yeah, slavery, touchy subject especially in this context, but still. Just lock him up and bring him to your side over a decade or two. Or just strap a bomb to his cranium and leech off his knowledge, skills and deviance. Anything goes, really. That person is intricately aware of the world outside and has like a trillion contacts that would be immensely valuable. He could take care of the dark and seedy underbelly of the world that royals should not be connected to, at least in public. He'd be a great asset. But no, beautiful sunrise. Bad guy gotta be bad, forevermore.
The cynic in me suspects it had to go that way since there's the established queen-in-spe who could fit that role just as well, minus the penis and angry swearing and hard work of mending old wounds and making hard decisions. I'm half expecting a repeat of the current crisis when more angry lip tattoo people show up because Beanskin McBrokenperson couldn't resist the urge to bump uglies in between bouts of omnicidal rage and plotting for world conquest.
Also: There should be more bald black badass women in modern cinema.
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And porn. Maybe. Probably. Not sure. Need to research.
