Went to see Black Panther

[elisi]

Guess who my favourite character is? ;)



ETA: Two nice articles from Tor:

Sleeps With Monsters: The Women of Black Panther Are Amazing

“Who are you?”: Black Panther and the Politics of Belonging

Comments

[wolfy_writing]

Hmm, tricky question! You're not even giving the teeny tiniest clue!

[elisi]

SUCH A MYSTERY!

I like to keep people guessing...

[wolfy_writing]

Yeah, totally enigmatic.

Hmm, was it the awkwardly-inserted white dude played by Martin Freeman?

[greensword]

Okoye is my favorite character too! I also really loved Shuri and her relationship with T'Challa but I thought she didn't get quite enough of an arc to be my favorite character. And my answer to "Killmonger or T'Challa?" is of course "Nakia". God, such a good movie.

I wrote a blog post about Okoye you might like: http://out-of-many.com/blog-posts/okoyes-judgment-call/

[elisi]

I thought she didn't get quite enough of an arc to be my favorite character.
For me it's not about arc, just who is she is/what she does. Doesn't need an arc, she is just 100% awesome. :)

And my answer to "Killmonger or T'Challa?" is of course "Nakia".
Totally. (Or maybe M'Baku... *g*)

God, such a good movie.
Mmmm. ♥

I wrote a blog post about Okoye you might like
Thank you!

[greensword]

For me it's not about arc, just who is she is/what she does. Doesn't need an arc, she is just 100% awesome. :)

That's fair! We all look for different things in a favorite character and both Okoye and Shuri are indeed 100% awesome. :)

[greensword]

Also while yes yes yes to a Wonder Woman/Black Panther crossover I also really want to see the Captain America characters (Steve, Bucky, Sam and Nat) in Wakanda. Which theoretically we're supposed to be getting in Infinity War but I'm keeping my hopes minimal, if it's anything more than just forty different characters without coherent plotlines fighting space aliens I will be pleasantly surprised.

I will wait for fandom to give me Steve and Okoye talking about the loyalty soldiers owe their country, or Nakia and Nat trading spy stories, or Bucky helping Shuri in her lab, or Sam talking through issues of abandonment and responsibility with T'Challa like Killmonger might have if he was way less traumatized and way more emotionally mature.

[elisi]

It'll be interesting to see how much they do in canon. Although as you say, I am sure the fic writers are already on it. :)

[shadowkat]

Ah, you finally saw it!

Yeah mine too, although so many to choose from..I rather liked Nakai and Shuri. Actually what I adore about that film and why it is better than the others is -- it's the only film to showcase four different strong women, with vastly different skills, and abilities. We have the Warrior, the Scientist, the Mother/Nuturer and the Diplomat/Spy/Negotiator. The women are actually more varied than the men. Also they aren't all about the guy, they are all about saving their country.

[elisi]

The women are actually more varied than the men.
Yes, a superhero film that writes female characters as PEOPLE! It's amazing. <333

(I will try to hunt down your posts, I remember you wrote a lot about this movie.)

[shadowkat]

Hee. I went a little nuts. It's a huge game-changer. A dividing line. There are the superhero/action films before Black Panther and the ones...after.

[orangerful]

Saw it on Monday and LOVED IT. Though the women were all way more interesting than T'Challa but whatever, my eyes didn't hurt afterwards, that is for sure! haha. Seriously though, even better than I thought it could be.

[elisi]

LOL

Yeah, he was v pretty, but his story was pretty standard? Like, zero surprises there. (The whole being a black African King aside of course. Not saying *he* wasn't revolutionary.) But the women were where it was at! ♥

[jerusha]

Okoye was AMAZING, and Shuri is my new favorite Disney princess. Her sass was epic.

[elisi]

Even Darcy (who is not a fan of Marvel/superhero movies in general), though that 'the lady with the spear' was pretty awesome. :)

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

Okoye is just amazing ♥

[elisi]

I love her so much. ♥

[kazzy-cee.livejournal.com]

I thought she was brilliant and I loved her character too.

[elisi]

Some characters are just perfect. :)

[eaweek.livejournal.com]

That was a great movie!

[elisi]

All superhero movies should be that satisfying.

[sea_thoughts]

Haven't seen it yet, waiting for it to come out at the cheap cinema near me. I hear good things.

[elisi]

It's worth waiting for. :)

[poshcat.livejournal.com]

She's my favouite, too! And what's not to love? She is kicking ass and taking names. And also hot, lol.

[elisi]

HEY YOU!

*glomps*

How are you? How have you been? What's happening?

And what's not to love? She is kicking ass and taking names. And also hot, lol.
Allll this. Okoye for everything. :)