All Skinfolk Ain’t Kinfolk in Wakanda Forever
Namor Can Fucking Kick Rocks
*Warning: Ain’t nothing but spoilers in this bitch.
Black Panther 2, Wakanda Forever, was a beautiful ride, heartbreaking but beautiful, just like real life. Taking the time to honor the loss of its star is something one rarely sees in this white supremacist capitalist hellscape. That Ryan Coogler was able to do so in such a huge and tightly controlled franchise is, frankly, amazing. We live in a society that demands to see our family’s death certificates before approving any days off, and the number of days diminishes quickly based on how your employer values your relationship. I get three paid days off for a grandparent or sibling and five for a parent. Everyone else is zero or whatever paid time off I’ve accrued. To be able to incorporate real-life mourning into a billion-dollar franchise is unbelievable. Yet, that is what Coogler did and I am here for it.
The loss of Chadwick Boseman, and by extension, his portrayal of T’Challa, has wide-reaching implications throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), the first one being Wakanda’s relationship with the western world. The scene with Queen Ramonda in the United Nations very clearly demonstrated the global perspective of Wakanda. A nation that had successfully protected itself from western cannibalization, that…
