_Bury me in the ocean with my ancestors who jumped from the ships because they knew death was better than bondage._

Letitia Wright (T'Challa's sister) = SHURI Forest Whitaker = ZURI Danai Gurira (Michonne) = OKOYE Winston Duke (Gorilla tribe leader) = M'BAKU Daniel Kaluuya (Rhino tribe leader) = W'KABI Lupita Nyong'o (T'Challa's love interest) = NAKIA Great review guys! Here are some names to help you out. 💜

I call them sneakers

I enjoyed Kilmonger so much that I think they could have done an entire movie just on him. He was a great villain, but he could have been more than just a villain that gets defeated. He could have been Vader-like in that when he dies not only are you happy that he's dead but you're happy for him that he's dead, that his suffering is over. Michael B. Jordan had him down to where Kilmonger could really have been a tragic character.

As a guy from Hong Kong, I found it funny that they think a Wakandan spy (who would likely be able to hide their Wakandan accent) would have a hard time blending in. Even when most people in Hong Kong are of Chinese descent, we wouldn't think anything of it if we saw a white man or a black man on the street. It's not that unusual to us, given that Hong Kong is an international city with people from all around the world.

Just watched this movie it was great!. Driving home it hit me that the kid being told a bed time story in the beginning wasn't T Chala. It was Kilmonger being told about Wakanda. Deeep!

I'd love to see some Wakandan war dogs show up as guest or side characters in SHIELD. Whatever they can do to expand that world would be dope

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I'm sorry Calvin, I love you, but 'M'Baku' (Leader of the Jabari {Gorrilla-god Worshippers) Tribe) sounds *NOTHING* like 'Shuri' (T'Challa's sister)

The rhinos are a little Easter egg from a black panther comic where he takes down a rhino the same way in the same panel

T'chaka's brother wasn't given a proper burial, that's why he didn't join his ancestors

It was different and I love that. Very impressed

the meeting of shuri and tony stark is going to be awesome.

Delete that footage lol best line

Don't scare me colonizer

Such a great movie. Only complaint was some of the cgi at the end

*97% on Rotten Tomatoes*- highest for any live-action superhero film, and it's 8.3/10 average rating is behind only the Dark Knight for the highest average rating of a superhero film. *88 on Metacritic*- highest for any live-action superhero film. *A+ Cinemascore*- one of only two live-action superhero films to receive this grade from audiences (The Avengers being the other) Film is on track to earn nearly (or maybe even exceeding) *200 million* domestic opening weekend, with foreign markets being unpredictable at this point. Could end up being a 1 billion dollar film worldwide. This is unreal, and this movie is deserving of all this praise and success. Every actor delivered, every character was well-developed with intricate backstories and motivations. Ryan Coogler does a helluva job building up Wakanda, and giving a richer history to the MCU as a whole. Hopefully Coogler comes back for the sequel, and I can't wait to see more from these characters in Infinity War.

59:45 that moment in Doctor Strange has NOTHING to do with Captain Marvel and War Machine I don't know why people keep bringing that up. Also those gauntlets that Shuri was making was not Captain America's shields it the gauntlets she used at the end.

My theater had a problem where they accidentally played Fifty Shades Free for 10 mins instead. The previews were odd, then no MSG to put on 3D glasses, then universal logo was out of place, had all of us mumbling what was wrong, then when we saw the title the entire theater burst out laughing hysterically. Took them about 10 mins to fix

"One more word and I will feed you to my children." "..." "I'm just kidding, we're vegetarians."

The only names that were confusing was Zuri (Whitaker) and Shuri (Wright). Fun Fact: the guy that played the young Zuri was Forest Whitaker's real son.

I liked the parallel between T’Chala and Killmonger in the spirit world where when T’Chala went he started crying for his dad and said he’s not ready to be without him and his dad said “a man who hasn’t prepared his son for his death has failed” but in killmongers his dad starts crying and asked if he’s going to cry for him in which killmonger says “everyone dies, it’s just how it is around here”. Its like T’Chala was taught to care less about others but cares more and killmonger was taught to care about others yet cares less.

The director (Ryan Coogler) came out and said that the Soul Stone isn't in Wakanda, and that Feige never recommended for him to put it in the movie, which means Marvel already knows what they're going to do with the Soul Stone. I still think Heimdall has had it this whole time. Mark my words.

Okoye (Michonne) was married to W'Kabi (the guy with the rhinos).

They have cast lists on IMDB and wikipedia, guys lol

Black panther's sister Shuri is by far the best part of the movie

Loved the movie. 9.8/10 for me.

The scene where the women were surronded by the men with the shields I kept thinking 'man this is just like Game of Thrones' and then their allies came and I couldn't stop laughing 'Sansa has brought the army!!! Knights of the Vale!!'

the most powerful substance known to man and they used it to make a frisbee

For some reason with T'chala's whole fake death thing reminded me of arrow season 3, they both get stabbed, both get sliced again after being stabbed, both got cuts on the same arm, then were both thrown off mountains

So did shane get whitewashed?

Killmonger - Oakland/modern America hip hop vs T’Challa- Wakanda/ African music so glad they did that

The rhino's might have looked fake but their involvement in this movie is straight from the comics; a famous Black Panther story line called "Panthers Rage"

Caps shield doesn't really come back to him. The super soldier serum enhanced his mind and his body; he just throws the shield with super strength and predicts how it will ricochet.

T - Tesseract H - Herb (the flower they give to black panther) A - Aether N - Necklace O - Orb S - Sceptre My guess is that they herb that give them the power of the Black panther is part the soul stone

Killmonger was one of the most compelling MCU villains.

My last words: "Clear my browser history."

Finally!!!! Live these reviews keep it up!!

The scene where they "killed" T'challa was nearly identical to the comics, so I think it was done to pay homage to that as well as advance the plot. 2 birds with 1 stone

I'm thinking the H is for Heimdall, considering the fact that he has the power to see the soul every living thing. Also his eyes turn Orange which the Soul Stone is also that color.

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I am convinced the Soul stone is with Hiemdall Because he can see Every living "Soul" in the galaxy and his eyes are the same colour as the Soul Stone.... I dunno Maybe its just a big coincidence .

The rhino is an easter egg from the comics when T'Challa wrestled a rhino to the ground...

I wonder how hard it is for Aaron to not curse in front of his kids.

War Dogs are a reference to the White Wolf soldiers in The Black Panther comic. Great reaction Blind Wave! I thought this was by far the best comic book movie (well written, character story arc, effects, everyone had enough screen time) that has been made to date. I can't believe they actually killed off Claw...I felt bad that he died...a friggin villian no less!!!! Costumes, tech, the fact that they hit political themes going on in the world. Rhinos were needed ...because of the final fight scene... when the "general" stood directly infront of a charging Rhino (like in the 300 almost). I never been so jacked watching a movie. Thank you MCU. Ping pong...PING PONG forshame!!!! funny... but foreshame!!!!!!

Great review! I enjoyed the discussion. thanks

The moment when they are naming the infinity stones, and don't yet realize that they spell out THANOS lol. I just found out today, it's pretty cool.

Culture lesson: the River Tribe leader’s lip plate is based off of those from the Suri tribe, who use it as a status symbol. The larger the plate, the higher the symbol.

Amazing how everybody wanted Angela Bassett to be Storm... now she's going to be the mother-in-law

One Irony from the film was Killmongers father was the one who got Wakabi’s parents killed and then later on Wakabi followed Killmonger

Kid Killmonger was cast really well. He was a convincing younger version of Micheal B Jordon.

Ok Rick won me over, he mentioned storm.

This was a really thorough review! Now I'm going back to watch again.

The person that was explaining the story to the child was Killmonger's father telling him the history of Wakanda not Tchaka telling it to TChalla.

Off the bat, good bumper music. It was almost the song klaue sang but definitely on his mixtape.

"... Why, so you can lock me up!? Nah... Burry me in the ocean with my ancestors, because even they knew - death is better than bondage" - Killmonger ftw! Saw it last week on wednesday, beautiful movie, top 5 in my books!

New t-shirt idea the spirit tree with the panthers with "Wakanda it's a magical place".

GENERAL OKOYE IS PLAYED BY DANAI GUIRIRA AKA MICHONNE.

Battle Rhinos > Battle Elephants

It's amazing how, every time I see a Marvel movie, I forget that a Stan Lee cameo is coming. For like 5 years now anytime it's happened I mentally slap my own forehead and say, "Of course!"

Thank you for that review. It was thoughtful and insightful.

Thats the properties of Vibranium, it absorbs and reflects kinetic energy which is why only Vibranium can affect Vibranium and since X-Men is not in the MCU so I'm not gonna say about Adamantium. And Wakanda is not just technological advanced but they have some relations to Heliopolitan gods where each tribe worships a God. Like the Black Panther tribe represents Bast. The heart shaped herb grew in Wakanda and is passed down to the Black Panther almost like a super serum. Technically only the royal bloodline can challenge the throne since the heart shaped herb poisons you if you are not of royal bloodline. M'Baku is leader of the Jabari tribe also known as White Gorilla cult who is at odds with the rest of the tribes coz they don't like technology and believe more in being primitive and what is ironic about the vegetarian line is because M'Baku is known for killing gorillas and bathe in its blood and gaining his power. And T'Challa sister is called Shuri who in the comics did end up being Black Panther at one point. Shuri does not have outside influence but given she is a tech whiz she definitely has access to the outside world whether through hacking or other means whereas everyone is technology advanced they are still related to culture. And Everett Ross is not related to Thaddeus Ross. Everett is kinda like the intermediary between Wakanda and the US in the comics. Btw the Black Panther suit is nano tech so it forms to cover his body. I don't think they are gonna make Black Panther have the necromancy abilities where he can control the spirits of the Necropolis but who knows the Necropolis could still be something that ends up appearing in IW and be where the Soul Stone is since it is like the burial ground of all the Black Panthers. As for the end credit scene with Bucky they did mention the White Wolf which is a character from the Black Panther mythology though it was played as T'Challa half brother who is kinda the antagonist to Black Panther. But knowing Marvel they might not actually follow the comics. And I do not believe Kevin Feige will even introduce the X-Men and FF4 because it is still too early and they now have competition with Comcast offering a higher bid and it will be confusing if all of a sudden the current X-Men is related to the MCU. As for why I think the dream sequence did not show the rest it is because they did not have the blessings from the ancestors. And I honestly don't think they would make all the heroes be made of Vibranium it would be kinda dull tbh coz I feel like all heroes should have their own signature costumes and having all of them made of Vibranium would look the same. And Doctor Strange never took place in the 90s it was definitely around 2016 because there was the Avengers tower so that was not a Captain Marvel reference given she gets her suit and powers most likely from Mar-Vell

My biggest gripe is it was too short! It felt like a season of game of thrones trapped in a two hour super hero movie. I needed this to be a four hour film or a miniseries.

Watching Rick's drink cooling down is simply mesmerizing.

Africa by Toto really??🤣🤣🤣

Spoiler Partially I think that in Civil War he had a small taste of the true Panther Herb because he was a Prince next in line plus a bodyguard for his father at the UN and I say that because he was almost at Cap's level but barely etched out, in this after the ritual he's dropping planes with a spear, as far as him not being trained you see his soldiers and him can keep up even with Killmongore herb or no herb so he's clearly highly trained without the power

I haven't been to the dentist in almost 10 years and my teeth are fine. I don't think the Wakandans need to go to the dentist either.

Omg the soul stone speculation nobody was prepared for what it led to nor where it would be.

LOVE How you discuss things?

If the location of the infinity stones does spell out Thanos then the soul stone would either be with Heimdall (maybe that’s why Thanos destroys Thor’s ship?) or have to do with the Heart Shaped Herb since it allows the Panther to connect to the souls of his ancestors (it’s not the same color but then again Loki’s staff was blue yet the mind stone is yellow)

Vibranium is just a very strong element, there are zero supernatural element in it. Black Panther's powers however, is in fact supernatural, gifted by the panther of goodness. I'm not sure how the MCU is gonna handle it, but that's how it is in the comics.

Yes there is a real African tribe who puts a disk on the bottom lip, never knew the name of them but they exist.

I love you guys lol thanks for reviewing !!

I'd love to see even more cultural diversity in the MCU. For example, a Chinese superhero would be very different to a Japanese superhero, or a Swedish one. Seeing that represented would be cool, especially when I know some people who ignore cultural differences and lump "Asian" into one big category, disregarding the fact that there are huge differences between South-east Asians and East Asians alone.

I just got back from seeing it at Cherry Dale Cinemas it was so good👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

I love how Coogler gave hints of Act 3 in Act 1, with the fight.

Your "famous" last words could be: I never freeze. Lol

Imagine Cap in the basement of Wakanda "hmm i should help but i have to grow my beard"

There were definite moments where you could see Gollum's face in Serkis.

Maybe the soul stone is what is creating the heart shaped flowers

Um... Guardians 2 was set only a few months after Guardians, but came out 3 years later. Homecoming was supposed to be 3 months after Civil War, but came out a year later.

The H is Heimdall. The stone is orange and his eyes are orange.

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Going off the theory that the names of the stones spell out Thanos, I believe the Heimdall has the Soul stone. Two observations to support this theory is that his eyes are orange, which is the same color as the stone if they stick with continuity. The other supporting observation is that Heimdall tells Thor that he is able to see all the souls in the universe.

22:44 Chillicothe? Like Illinois? HOME SWEET HOME!!!

I LOVE YOUR BOB ROSS SHIRT.

Black Panther 9.8/10

i wish shuri and tony had an interaction and tony gets outsmarted by shuri lol

I loved the rhino fighting in the final battle, I will admit the CGI could been battle. But I like how they fight on the animal god they worship.

People think the H in THANOS stands for 'Him' (Adam Warlock) either that or Heimdall

That ping pong line made me laugh soo much :D

The movie was great. You guys should read the Infinity Gauntlet series. Lol.

Storm is from Egypt .and she was married to black panther for a while .

The heart-shaped herbs were in the Comics.They weren`t Vibranium in The Comics,though,they were a separate mystical compound.They chose to tie the herbs to Vibranium in The Film because they`re both part of Wakandan horticulture.

Black Panther was really smart with its score. Ludwig Goransson was the composer for this film. He has worked with Coogler in his two previous films as well. They met each other when they were students at USC. Goransson has also worked with CHildish Gambino and produced a number of his albums. All the music in Wakanda uses African instruments. They also use African hymns. They use some western orchestra. T'Challa's theme used an African Talking Drum, which played in a way to make it sound like the drum was saying his name. The theme also has an orchestra in it, along with royal horns. There is also a slight hip hop beat in it, as the base for the track. It supports the rest of it, and is barely noticeable. And of course, there is the awesome chanting of his name Killmonger's theme has African instruments in it, mixed with hip hop elements in it. This represented how he is Wakandan, but is also American, and that makes him who he is. Also, there is a flute sound in his theme... If you listen closely, you can hear that the flute players are chanting/shouting "Killmonger" through the flute to create that sharp sound. Here is the composer explaining some of his approach to composing the score: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zr6kdtF4uZamYmQ.html

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ADAM HAD THE SOUL STONE

If the spirit plane is related to or works like the soul gem then anyone who enters it leaves a piece of their soul there which means Kilmonger would be among them. He was technically anointed king and went through all the rituals including visiting the spirit plane. His father probably went through some of the ritual being a royal heir at one point.

My theory, and it might be a stretch is that the last stone is in Adam Warlock's cocoon. It works with T.H.A.N.O.S. in two ways: 1) Adam Warlock is commonly referred to as Him and 2) Adam Warlock is an artificially created human, or as we know them as, a Homunculus.