Warning: Spoiler alert! Wakanda a small un assuming yet secretive nation that
every one thinks is nothing more than a bunch of poor farmers. But that is what
they want you to think. You see in the countries distant past it was struck by a
meteorite which was filled with the most powerful metal substance known to
man Vibranium. Having fooled the rest of the world into thinking that there was
only a small amount of it there and there is no more the Wakandans actually sit
upon a large amount of the precious metal that spread all over beneath the
country. The Wakandans hide this from the rest of the world and also the fact
that with they are one of the most technologically advanced people on the face of
the Earth. From the soil of Wakanda is also the heart shaped purple herb that
gives the power of the Black Panther to it's Ruler. After the events of Captain America: Civil War Prince T'Challa(Boseman) of the small and reclusive country of
Wakanda is on his way back home to take part in the ritual of making him the new
king after his fathers death. But first he needs to find one his countries best
warriors and the love of his life Nakia(Nyong'o) who has been out of the country
trying to help others. Upon finding her she agrees to come back to the ceremony
to support him. The ceremony allows anyone from the tribes of Wakanda to
challenge the Prince for the right to the throne. But the Prince must do it without
the powers of the Black Panther. As the T'Challa succeeds in becoming King it has
come to his attention that an old elusive enemy of Wakanda Ulysses Klaue(Serkis)
who stole a bunch of Vibranium in the past and killed many doing it has stolen a
Wakandan artifact made of Vibranium and intends to sells it in Korea. T'Challa,
Okoye, and Nakia head there to capture him and bring him back to Wakanda for
justice. So along with some of their impressive tech and a new Black Panther suit
made for him by his sister Shuri the countries tech genius they go to capture
Klaue. Once there T'Challa runs into Everett K.Ross(Freeman) the American CIA
agent he met when he captured Zemo in Captain America: Civil War who also
intends on capturing Klaue. All hell breaks lose when Klaue recognizes the
Wakandans and after a chase through the streets is captured. During some
questioning a new enemy with a tie to the royal family breaks Klaue out injuring
Ross who is taken back to Wakanda to be healed. Disappointed with not capturing
Klaue and now searching for answers as to who this new enemy is he finds out it
was a cousin he never knew he had Erik Killmonger(Jordan). He also learns that
his long dead uncle had a son while living in Oakland as a spy for his country but
betrayed his country when he helped Klaue get Vibranium out of Wakanda and
that his father T'Chaka had killed his own brother in self defense. Soon enough
Erik shows up at the Wakandan border with markings showing he belongs there
and the body of Klaue who he killed. He is taken before T'Challa and the members
of the royal council where he challenges for the throne as it his right being of
royal blood. He succeeds in his challenge and becomes King after throwing
T'Challa off a cliff into the river below. Erik is given the powers of the Black
Panther and immediately has the supply of herbs burned but not before Nakia
takes one and then sneaks T'Challa's mother and sister out of the city along with
Ross out into the mountains to get the help of M'Baku and intends to give it to
him to help stop Erik. You see Erik wants to ship Wakanda's Vibranium weapons
out of the country to use as a tool to make Wakanda an empire and get revenge on those who oppressed his people. But as they get to the mountain fortress of
M'Baku they find that T'Challa is alive but in a coma. They give the herb to him
which heals him and gives him his powers back. So T'Challa goes back to face Erik
and stop him before the fate of Wakanda and the rest of the world are put at risk.
So I hope I didn't make the synopsis too long and you quit reading? Well if you read the whole thing so far that must mean that you are interested! So my question, what did you think? Does it sound good to you? Well by reading this the movie sounds good to me! And from seeing it I can tell you that it was worth all the hype that it is getting from other critics. It started off a little slow I felt but it picked up right away. The story was good, it had a nice tone of equality in it's message. Now I have to admit I was not too familiar with this superhero but I am now! I loved how there was nice mix of humor in the script just like in past Marvel movies. The action sequences and special effects were fantastic! A pretty good effort on Ryan Coogler's part in directing his first fantasy/action movie as he has mostly directed dramatic movies. The cast was well assembled and fit their role perfectly and seemed to work well together. There was a particularly good chemistry between Chadwick Boseman's T'Challa and Letitia Wright who played his sister Shuri. She was a scene stealer in this movie with her energy and sharp wit! All in all a pretty decent movie. I enjoyed it and am giving it a 7.7 on The Justin Scale Of Movies and putting it on my Pick-It List Of Movies to see at the theatre. Well there you have it! That's a wrap on my latest movie review! Until next time keep that popcorn freshly popped and save me a good seat because I will be seeing you at the movies!
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