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?

[elisi]

Hey, don't rag on the token white guy. They're trying to be inclusive!

[wolfy_writing]

True, and he was played by neither a Chris nor a Tom!

[elisi]

LOL

I thought he was a nice touch. Sure I've seen him before, but can't really place him. I'm sure it'll come to me.

[wolfy_writing]

Yeah, I feel like he's been cast in something somewhere.

(I was too swamped to pick a favorite in that movie - too many were just utterly perfect!)

[elisi]

I didn't really pick, but that moment after their car has been blown up? I can't even.

[wolfy_writing]

Yeah, that was all kinds of amazing!

[elisi]

Ideally, I'd want the next Marvel movie to be about Okoye and Wonder Woman. That's it. That would be my perfect movie.

[wolfy_writing]

...that might be fatal levels of awesomeness

[elisi]

Yeah, I'm not sure the world could survive. But what a way to go.

[wolfy_writing]

Yeah, totally worth it

[elisi]

Let's start a petition! :D

[wolfy_writing]

I'd sign that in a heartbeat!

[elisi]

And let's get Roxane Gay to write it?

Who Wins in a Fight Between Black Panther's Okoye and Wonder Woman?

[wolfy_writing]

Ooh! And that answer is perfect!

[elisi]

Isn't it just? I saw the question and was v worried, but the answer is perfect. <3

[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/

[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.

[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]

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!

[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.)

[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]

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.