The hostile attitude of Wakandans towards colonizers ages poorly when you realize Wakanda was around during the colonial period and did nothing to stop it

As a professor of anthropology with an extreme fascination with the appearance of Aztec culture I'm embarrassed by all the people calling it peaceful.

Phase 4 was proof that there was absolutely no plan for the MCU after Endgame

You know what's funny? T'Challa had a brother. His name was Jakarra. He also had a steward who would rule in his stead when he was away. His name was N'Gassi. I notice both of these high profile male characters are conspicuously absent from the MCU's Wakanda.

Grew up with a buddy named Cyrus, he’s from Kenya. He said to me once “I don’t understand why they call themselves African american. They don’t know anything of Africa or how good they have it here” for perspective he was a child solider. There’s deep sadness behind this mans eyes.

They’re genuinely portraying us as baboons in nice costumes.. i’m an african and you’re spot on, they’re doing the opposite of what they say they want to do.

M'Baku doesn't want to be Wakanda's leader anymore because he saw how long its leaders tend to live. Since they were introduced in Civil War the Wakandan's leaders have been: • T'Chaka (2016, killed by Zemo) • T'Challa (2018, presumably killed by Kilmonger) • Kilmonger (killed by T'Challa) • T'Challa (2018, killed by Thanos) • Unknown person during the blip (presumably killed by T'Challa so he can get the throne back) • T'Challa (2024, killed again this time by Covid) • Ramonda (killed by Freaky Fish Person) • Shuri That's 7 leadership changes in about 8 years. M'Baku staying away from the throne shows that he's the smartest person in Wakanda.

As a Finnish fan, it warms my heart that our great nation's gift to the world, Nokia Tune, is played several times in this video

I have a few friends who are originally from various parts of Africa, and they for the most part find Black America's view of what Africa is rather amusing.

This is why source material matters. The reason while the "goo" flower is not given to everyone in the comics is because only people with the bashengas bloodline can take it (everyone else dies). There are so many instances where the MCU skips or changes steps only to make Black Panther or Wakanda seem illogical. The writers failed so miserably its inexcusable.

It’s kinda messed up if Chadwick stood for inclusivity and opening up Wakanda and his death lead to the opposite happening.

I still love how much of a clusterfuck the final fight is: -Shuri decides the final fight will be in the enemy's preferred terrain -Shuri decides not to arm her soldiers to move or breathe underwater should they fall from their ship without guard rails -Shuri decides not to arm her soldiers to deal with the VERY WELL ESTABLISHED healing factor of the fishpeople, basically rendering her army useless -Shuri's ship has no guard rails protecting people from falling into the ocean -Shuri makes an actual good plan to try to make Namor bring a small contingency to go investigate a supposed second radar so she has the numbers advantage, Namor however is incredibly paranoid and brings HIS ENTIRE GARRISSON, therefore putting the wakandans at total and complete disadvantage -The Dora Milaje jumps off ropes being held by other able warriors instead of pulleys or machines, making them incapable of engaging in combat during the combat -The Wakandan surprise ship only has one weapon underwater to deal with the enemy that acts primarily underwater -The fishpeople apparently brought 10 thousand waterbombs to what they though was just a random radar It's just all so absolutely stupid

Weirdly, they call Namor a god, and act like he is so super powerful, but Thor actually is a god, and they KNOW he is powerful. Namor should have been laughed off the land and given the Davy Jones, "fuck off and don't let me see you for 10 years" treatment.

So is Nokia practically indestructible? Even if you drop her from a great height? Can you play snake on her?

I will still defend that the best MCU depiction of Black panther is in Captain America civil war.

One of the biggest disappointments for me from Phase 4 was WandaVision. It started out quite well, and clearly there was a lot of creativity and thought that went into it. The various eras of sitcoms that they recreated were spot on from an acting style, set, and costuming point of view, as well as Olsen and Bettany clearly being competent actors working excellently with the various styles at play. For me it all fell apart the minute it was established that Wanda was consciously doing everything that she was, and that it was not a psychotic break from reality. Couple that with the absurd notion of selling what she did as some sort of sympathetic act and sacrifice was patently absurd. If they had gone with her having a psychological breakdown, and having to be brought to terms with what she was doing to snap out of it, they would have been miles ahead of the ditch they ended up in.

What I’m wondering is how Shuri and Iron Child didn’t die or get sick due to decompression sickness or pop due to water pressure at the BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN and how they’re just chilling outside the submarine made for ONE PERSON

As a Mexican, I can confirm drying the backs of our villains one-shots them. Use that knowledge the next time you get mugged by cartel members

29:22 The idea of a community having the means to heal everyone but refusing to do so because they think they're above the rest of the world sounds like a perfect antagonistic society for a good hero to fight. Here, though, (assuming it ends up being the case), it's Wakanda doing it, and not only are they the good guys, they're the BEST guys.

I’m American and you had me dying from laughter within the first 7 minutes. Between you mocking that awful Army ad to the James Cameron strategy, I almost couldn’t stop laughing as I was finishing my laundry. Well Done.

Those clips of Martin Freeman as Bilbo giving us the bird in various, creative ways every time you mention him make me not just blow air out of my nose, but actually giggle. Maybe the Hobbit trilogy was worth it just for those.

25:30 “Ramonda’s dead now so Michonne will never get her redemption.” Same as when Avengers Endgame never gave us any resolution between Tony and Bucky. They killed off Tony just that so Bucky’s redemption was thrown out the window.

"Because shut up" is basically the mantra of every marvel fan at this point.

Phase IV ended less with a bang .. or even a whimper, but more like a like drawn out, high pitched fart with a distinctly squidgy sound at the end.

I actually like M’baku he’s the only character left in black panther’s cast that I think is a strong character but there wasn’t enough time to make him really shine

they marketed Namor as an anti-hero. No! He's a straight up villain in this movie, everything he does is what a villain would do, nothing he does could be remotely consider "for a good reason", invade the world to protect his people? that's what killmonger did, and he is a villain for trying that!

1:09:42 As a Nigerian, I cannot thank you enough for correctly pointing this out. Wakanda and the Black Panther movies and comics have become a disgusting joke and a platform for glorifying black supremacy and delusional revisionism. Also, the way you highlight how western society, especially the colonialists, did far more positives for humanity, is so true. My country (imperfect as it is) only exists thanks to them and slavery was abolished because the British found it reprehensibly evil and spent a lot of their own money and man-power to abolish it in the parts of Africa hey controlled; something no African tribe or kingdom would have ever done.

I just never understood why Namor, who didn't want to be found, mad about the vibranium detector, gives it to Wakanda so it can be back engineered and working again. On top of that I never understood why Namor and crew didn't look or try to look at/for any information on the ship as to who built the vibranium detector. They just let Wakanda handle it. Mad at Wakanda for letting people know about vibranium after BP, forgetting about Papa Stark and Captain America's shield

the problem with 'phases' is that at this point what does it even mean anymore, ever since avengers endgame it's just been one long never-ending stream of content

So when you questioned the extinction of the Purple Power Flower, I took to google on whether plants can grow back after being burned. Here's what came up at the top: _It's hard to believe while surveying the aftermath of a wildfire, but plants can actually recover. Shoots can regrow from parts of the plant that are protected from the fire, such as buds buried beneath thick bark or below a layer of insulating soil._

I JUST realized why this set of videos had a ringtone in the background. I thought it was a mistake, but I can see how it was absolutely intended and why that is is hilarious 😂

Well, if she turned Freaky-Fish-Guy and his people into defeated subjects, that would make her the colonizer and slaver.

The Ironman suit actually looked like it belonged in the scenes it was in. The CG was terrific. This transformers suit looks like a cartoon drawing on a green screen.

It’s like they didn’t expect phase 3 to finish! They had no road map going forward

This weird thing where women and minorities meet and instantly become close with no regard to differences or circumstance is another feature of woke writing. "You're black? I'm black! White people, am I right?" A notable example is the girlboss scene during that battle in Endgame. These women have no discernible connection to one another. Through the power of the vag however, they inexplicably assemble for a cringe "you go, girl!" moment. Part of what makes crew cuts badass is the comraderie built between the crew. If you're a One Piece fan, recall the walk to Arlong park after Nami's emotional breakdown or the standoff in Ennie's Lobby at the tower of justice. Very hype.

"Destroyed in watery but mostly peaceful war" - just killed me... actually full on laugh out loud moment.

God dammit. I know that's a real US Army commercial. It is so damn embarrassing knowing the army I gave 6 of my best years to is such an utter shit show

I also wondered why if they've been hidden from the world then why would they have "water grenades"...and living underwater how do these 'grenades' actually work or destroy any military vehicle!?

I want to point out that Shuri's first act of super strength is greater than anything both Captain American and Chadwick's Black Panther ever managed to achieve.

I just love the use of Martin Freeman doing the middle finger in the behind the scenes of The Hobbit every time you mention his character in Black Panther. It always puts a smile on my face.

On the point about the Aztecs. Strictly speaking, the Aztecs were the inhabitants of one city (Tenochtitlan), who called themselves Mexica. The name gets applied to the hegemony through which they and two other cities ruled central Mexico. By extension, it gets applied to all the peoples of the empire. Some of the peoples of the empire were culturally assimilated by Tenochtitlan and I think they also built colonies around their empire. It's similar to how "Roman" originally meant someone who was actually from the city of Rome but was slowly applied to a broader and broader group of people. All of that goes out the window if the merpeople came from the Yucatan, however. The Yucatan was very much Maya land. To be clear, I haven't watched the movie so i have no idea if the merpeople are supposed to be Aztec or Maya. The filmmakers probably don't know either. I'm just leaving this comment to be clear on what the difference is: the Aztecs were one member of the triple alliance ruling central Mexico in the 15th and early 16th centuries while the Maya were and still are a group of closely related cultures and languages inhabiting the Yucatan peninsula and the lowlands of northern Guatemala/eastern Mexico and Belize.

You know what the tribal dancing in Wakanda Forever reminded me of? All Night Long by Lionel Richie, with those "african lyrics" partway through the song that are actually just gibberish, and the dancers in the music video doing this stereotypical African hoppity hop while barefoot. At least the song was a bop. Can't say the same about Wokanda Whatever

This is why in the evil Overlord list, you are supposed to get a general that is a five-year-old. Because if they can point out the errors in your plan you really need to rework it

As someone who technically fits into the alphabet soup mafia, but wants nothing to do with the identity politics they peddle I am beyond happy I found your channel via Critical Drinker. Thank you for pointing out the nosedive in quality modern entertainment has taken.

Phase 4 was full of so many bizarre story choices and characterizations that were bizarrely stereotypical one has to wonder if the phase was either a strange meta-trolling, or most of these stories were secretly written by David Duke under various nom de plume.

No more Marvel until next year. It's like Christmas has come early. The premiere for this video will link to a pop culture livestream I'm taking part in over @MrBrownAlliance. For those watching back later, the link to that stream is here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNShnaqQy662hJc.html (Time constraints meant I had to split this review into three but I'll avoid that in future if at all possible. Thanks to those who stuck with it, no blame at all if you didn't!)

How does Namor know about technology and know who created the device? They conveniently went where the bridge to get Riri also they travel underwater on whales by night(which is cold by night time), so why is both Shuri and Riri not dead by hypothermia?

What would've elevated this movie would be a scene in which Namor approaches Queen Ramonda Velaryon (First of her Name) and says "You cannot say Namor(rrrr) without Amor(rrrr)" and plays castanets to emphasize the point.

The destruction of Wakanda’s Super Power Flower never made any sense. It allows for an easy explanation for certain peoples super feats and limiting its use makes sense because you don’t want super powered psychos. Then this movie makes it worse by making it a cure-all. *sigh*

I like how you actually pasted in footage of a low budget power rangers cartoon in place of iron girl's suit.

Often a joke wears thin when repeated too often, but the continuous use of the Nokia sound is absolutely brilliant.

You know, the first film established that Vibranium does not like sonics, Bilbo was made aware of that and it was how Erik died. Couldn't the US military have potentially annihilated their defenses with sound based riot control cannons?

Every time I buy some thing it comes with a little white packet that says “desiccant do not eat”. If you poured a bunch of that crap over Namor he would dry out instantly. I act like I don’t know what it is but it is diatomaceous earth and it is quite easy to come by. It is incredibly effective and it would pretty much turn anyone into a dry husk.

I'm still baffled by the ludicrous choices Marvel made in stage 4. They had a blueprint for success with what had come before: a dangerous allover villain building up to a big confrontation, with pieces of each movie featuring a bit of the puzzle. Instead we got disjointed stand alone films which sidelined the titular heroes, relegating them to second fiddles in their own films. Tonally they're a mess, with no logic. This phase has sucked big time, but it didn't have to.

I can't say how much I appreciate this entire channel. It helps that I tend to agree with a lot that is said on this channel, but the community that has been created here is so different. I think that in this comment section, we can have respectful disagreements and actually discuss them as opposed to just yelling at each other. I wish that the people at the university I went to were half as respectful and thoughtful as the least respectful and thoughtful person in this community. Little Platoon, you've created something special

my question is: if he was gonna nuke the world, wouldn't that affect the landscape, poison nature in the process and has a good chance of affecting the marine lives as well? Namor did not think that through.

They could have done so much more with Namor...

I love the elegance in which you construct your critique. It’s so inspiring that it leads me to reflect on my own personal way of doing the same in my day to day life. I absolutely love listening to you. Thank you ❤️

Why isn't Michone (I have no idea how to spell it) the new Black Panther? She is established over two movies as an incredibly bad ass fighter already, one who has already proven she'd be a very effective protector. The first movie made it clear that Black Panther and King/Queen are two separate roles, so make her the defender of Wakanda; it's more believable and she's earned it, and it'd fit as some sort of redemption for her earlier "failure" to take on that mantle.

The thing I liked about Kate Bishop is that she fucked up repeatedly and her fucked up's had consequences and Even when she succeeded early on it was entirely a fluke, They made a point of emphasizing certain things, Like how the pipe broke which caused her to fall on an enemy. It's actually one of the few MCU shows I like.

I agree with you, but the one thing that aggravates me that the writer or the director didn't realize. Was that in the first movie the Spears? They have shoot concussion blast out of it just like the iron Man suit, throughout the movie they didn't once used those weapons like they never existed to begin with.

I heard the actor who plays fish-guy didn’t know how to swim prior to this movie…

Calling him “freaky fish guy” has to be a yugioh the abridged series reference.

Why isn't Shuri blue if she created a hybrid using her brother's blood, dead leaves of five years and a strand? Make that makes sense.

I just felt it was unnecessary for The queen to die, especially since there were poles for her to lift herself up. Also the Queen Just standing there.. awful

"Black Panther 2: Wakandan Boogaloo." I just about shot iced coffee out of my nose. 😂😂 I will also never get tired of the phone ringing every time you say Nakia's name.

the difference in story consistancy and development between just 20 years ago and now is astonishing

It DID bother how the film was trying to make us root for the Wakandans yet they were written to be needlessly hostile.

dont worry, phase 5 will be worse. now they will have tv shows based on extras.

I think Nah More is Aztec as well. But there are literally STILL Mayans now. The society collapsed, the people didn't just keel over and die all of a sudden

As intellectually challenging, complex, and fulfilling as your works always are, I found that one thing in particular in this episode stood out. It must, therefore, be mentioned, and appropriately lauded. I am a YUGE fan of the Venture Brothers. The subtle musical background tone of "Sphinx!!" every time the secret organization's name was ever mentioned never failed to amuse me. In addition, though American, I lived in Germany from 1987 until 2002. This means that I was, indeed, the proud owner of several Nokia phones in the late 90s. Your relentless playing of the ringtone during the entirety of this 6 hour episode was entirely warranted. Well done, sir .. Well done.

You are quickly becoming my favorite reviewer. You bring so much more to the table than just "woke is bad m'kay" like some others do, and it is. But you offer a much wider perspective and insight. I really enjoy your content.

For whatever reason I had high hopes for this film, the villain and his motivations really let this down i feel. I think they were going for Namor being an opportunist who changes his plans depending on the situation (like his character in the comics) but I think they couldn’t execute that because they didn’t give him a strong enough goal in the first place so we understand his ultimate motivations when he changes his plans.

My issue is not with black panther being successful, it is the bullshit that it is the first black lead superhero movie, that was “allowed” to happen… (Blade was) This makes as much sense as Jennifer Lawrence saying she broke the mould by being the first female action lead actress… 🙄🤦🏼‍♂️

"And he has no penis." Sound like a typical current year marvel male character.

I found this review series of the movie more entertaining than the actual movie itself.

Platoon never fails to disappoint. I wish I had more friends like you around here.

The end of that movie where the kid says he is a prince feel so cringe when you view it not only in the way Wakanda does its line of succession (through combat), but also how more regular monarchies operate. If you married someone in secret (did they even mentioned they got married, or just that it's the guy's son?) and not have a state ceremony for it, chances are the kid would be viewed as a bastard with no legitimacy... Not like you needed that anyway to become a challenger to the throne...

When I heard that Coates took over for the Black Panther comics, that sent chills down my spine

Damnit, I literally chuckle every time Nokia [tune].

Well done. This was such a good video. Well put together and elegantly put. I always enjoy your videos! Keep up the good work! 👍

Why do brits make "sarcastic asshole" sound so damn cultured? There's times I really wish that I could manage that with my own accent

Given how bad the first Black Panther was and how much Marvel has declined since, the chance Wakanda Forever would be other than garbage was vanishingly small.

1:06:38 - 1:07:35 Genuinely, thank you for including such a well-worded look at this topic. Because far too many people I've come across JUST hate diversity because "must be some agenda ig", or JUST applaud diversity because doing anything else would make them look bad.

Another top notch video! Great work. Your video essays are very very well done. Thank you!

Given how the purple goo works as a superhuman dispenser. I'm shocked they haven't retconned captain americas super soldier syrum to have wakanda be somewhat involved, probably stolen goo. Fits well within the worldview, surprised they've yet to do that.

I'm sorry I have to add one more thing. If they stayed with the comic book slightly, they could have explain that the first king of that tribe that found the plant that gives the black panther strength. When he consumed it nearly killed them and the only reason why I survived he might have been a mutant could be used for future purposes or inhuman could be used to future purposes. And that's why it can only be taken by his bloodline hence killmonger and then add it in when the first king tried to use it for his people. Those who volunteered instantly died excruciating painful deaths and he realized only his bloodline can handle it after his son ate the fruit trying to be like his dad.

Your conclusion was beyond anything I've heard anyone say so directly and correctly in a long time. Cheers!

Hello again Platoon. I wont lie, the first teaser for this movie actually got me hyped. So sad to see it was the same as the other phase 4 movies. Lets hope they sort things out in phase 5.

That editing tho. Absolutely masterful. The ":Don't worry, there will be time for that later" with iron man was perfect.

love how consistent the nokia joke is you would think after a dozen time you would stop as it was getting old but you stuck with it and it worked

They specifically had extra flowers somewhere else. They even had fruits, and fruits are supposed to have seeds. So they should have the magic flowers.

31:03 Tell me y’all see this. After she kicks the mannequin the cracks in the wall outline her Black Panther Mask.

Friend, you made me near cry by actually pronouncing quixotic correctly.

Love your Jeremy Clarkson’s clips. This is without question the best review on Wakanda Forever ‘In.The.World”.

Woke Phase Four: WandaVision: Female-led show that introduces two more major female characters, Agatha Harkness (who will get her own series) and Monica Rambeau. A cameo by Dr. Strange intended to explain all the commercials as his efforts to contact her through the Hex was written out despite the fact that it would make perfect sense and tie the series into the larger MCU because it was thought that even the appearance of a major male character would somehow detract from Wanda’s journey. That leaves the show’s only white male as the villain, naturally. We are also introduced to Wanda’s two children, one of which we know will grow up to be gay (future box checked). Falcon & the Winter Soldier: The first half of the show largely involves lecturing the audience on how racist America is, even though there was not a single MCU fan who didn’t cry or cheer (or both) when Steve handed over his shield to Sam. Towards the end the show shifts gears to start lecturing the audience on immigration and open borders instead. The villain is a female POC, but we find out she’s not really a bad guy after all, with the darkest acts actually committed by the new white male Captain America. We also get introduced to a major new female character in Contessa Valentina. Loki: The series is promoted as being about the male character Loki, but the plot is actually centered around the new female version of Loki (a theme that will continue). Male Loki spends most of the film trying to catch up with or figure out the machinations of female Loki who is always two steps ahead, giving us a female character who is better than the show’s main male character at whatever the male character is supposedly the best at (another theme that will continue). Kang the Conqueror, a major character and descendant of white Reed Richards, is race-swapped to be black. Black Widow: Female-led movie that introduces several new major female characters in Yelena Belova and the Iron Maiden. Taskmaster was inexplicably gender-swapped to female as well, retconning the character’s powers and entire origin story to do so. The only males in the film are a simp desperate for Natasha’s approval, a deadbeat Dad who only succeeds at being a punchline for the basest forms of toxic masculinity and a two-dimensional misogynist white male villain so over-the-top and cartoony that he actually says out loud that the world has too many little girls in it. Shang-Chi: Another obscure character that no one was asking for is introduced so that he can be touted as the first Chinese super-hero, crossing off another box on the identity politics bingo card. We meet multiple new female characters, including Shang-Chi’s sister, who is given little plot development and seems to only be in the film to kick Shang-Chi’s ass, giving us a female character who is better than the show’s main male character at whatever the male character is supposedly the best at. She may be getting her own series. Eternals: A movie about an obscure super team that no one asked for and one that has massive implication in the MCU but is then completely ignored by all other MCU productions. The team predominantly features gay members, handicapped members, race-swapped members and gender- swapped members. Despite it being the most ‘diverse and inclusive’ cast ever, the movie was watched by literally no one. Hawkeye: The series is promoted as being about the male character Hawkeye, but the plot is actually centered around the new female version of Hawkeye. It also features the female anti-hero Yelena Belova and introduces a major new female character, the Native American and handicapped Echo (who will get her own series). Spider-Man - No Way Home: The only MCU film not owned by Disney. There is no identity politics in it whatsoever, instead focusing on nostalgia and great story-telling. Consequently, it became far and away the biggest hit of the entire MCU post-Endgame. Dr. Strange and the Multi-Verse of Madness: The movie was promoted as being about the male character Stephen Strange, but the plot is centered around Wanda Maximoff. Strange spends the entire movie running from or unsuccessfully trying to hold off Wanda’s powerful magic, giving us a female character who is better than the show’s main male character at whatever the male character is supposedly the best at. It also introduces us to a major new female character in Hispanic America Chavez, who has two gay moms and manages to lecture the audience on how food (and presumably healthcare) should be free for all. After Dr. Strange repeatedly fails to save the day, Wanda ends up redeeming her own self and seemingly sacrificing herself in the process. A post-credit cameo also introduces us to yet another major female character in Clea. Ms. Marvel: Female-led show that introduces us to the major female character and first-ever Muslim character (another box checked), the otherwise obscure and un-asked for Ms. Marvel. This show will tie in to the upcoming all-female movie The Marvels, featuring Captain Marvel and Monica Rambeau. Thor: Love and Thunder: This show is promoted as being about the male character Thor but the plot is actually centered around the new female Thor (Jane Foster) and her battle with cancer. Female Thor, dubbed ‘The Mighty Thor’, is also able to command the loyalty and powers of Mjolnir (which reforms solely for her) better than male Thor, giving us a female character who is better than the show’s main male character at whatever the male character is supposedly the best at. We are also introduced to a brand-new female character in ‘Love’ at the movie’s end. The movie is a wealth of identity box-checking as it features bisexual Norse-but-somehow-still-black Valkyrie, the non-binary son of Norse-but- somehow-still-black Heimdall (who manages to lecture the audience on the evils of ‘dead-naming’), gay Korg, gay Korg’s two gay dads and even a cross-dressing Miek. The phenomenal performance of the evil alien-but-somehow-still-whiter-than-white villain is unfortunately wasted and the virtues of the rainbow coalition are even further promoted by giving us an evil realm whose main distinctive feature is its oppression and exclusion of diverse colors. Also, the legendary God Zeus is depicted as overly- effeminate (complete with a flouncy little skirt) and the subtext of the entire film is essentially a scathing indictment of religion and, by extension, anyone who would be foolish enough to actually be religious. She-Hulk - Attorney at Law: Female-led series that introduces us to the major female character Jennifer Walters Her origin story is inexplicably changed away from having Bruce Banner save her life to it merely being an accident in a canon-shredding case of Hulk’s blood simply touching hers. Unlike Bruce, Jennifer immediately has full control of her mental faculties and can combine her power and her intelligence in a way that it took Bruce years and years to master (even though he was one of the world’s leading scientific geniuses), giving us a female character who is better than the show’s male character at whatever the male character is supposedly the best at. The series shifted away from its intended premise of court-room procedural when the showrunner realized that no one in the writer’s room ‘knew how to write courtroom drama’ (?) and instead leaned into token female empowerment in every way imaginable, from having a beloved male hero forced to take the ‘walk of shame’ to making the ultimate villains be cartoonish white male incels and internet trolls. Black Panther - Wakanda Forever: Namor’s backstory and origins are completely retconned so that Marvel can have its first Mexican character (another box checked) and of course we replace male Black Panther with female Black Panther and introducing a black female Ironheart (who will get her own series) to replace the white male Iron Man. Continuing the well-established trend, both will undoubtedly be better at whatever the male hero they are replacing was best at. Interestingly, somehow the Aztec-born Namor managed to be around for his original culture to be subjugated by white slave owners but somehow missed the rape, murder, enslavement, human sacrifice and cannibalism that the Aztec themselves were notorious for for centuries.

If only the French had super whales at Trafalgar. Straight up the Thames to Westminster Bridge and onto Buckingham Palace...

Hey so I'm new to your channel and I've listened to the advice you gave during your review of Rings of Power and I'm actually going to try my hand at writing a novel series I have no idea if it will be any good or succeed but I agree, let's tell our own stories rather than wait for Hollywood to stop crapping out terrible movies Love your content and I look forward to new videos P.S. Would you consider reviewing John Wick?

I wasn't aware that Nokia had a dedicated Superheroics Division. You learn something new every day.

For me i feel like this movie use Chadwick death like a steping stone.