The latest installment of Black Panther's story 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' pays 'loving tribute to its late star Chadwick Boseman,' but then falls victim to formula, cinebeth writes. The film delivers on emotions then gets swallowed by CGI.
The much anticipated"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" arrives in theaters and pays loving tribute to its late star Chadwick Boseman.
The film's ceremonial mourning of King T'Challa is gorgeously rendered in Ruth Carter's costumes and the work of production designers Hannah Beachler and Jason T. Clark. Angela Bassett steps up regally as Queen Ramonda to give the film emotional weight as Wakanda tries to assert itself in global politics while grieving at home.
The film has to jump through a lot of hoops to stir up aggression between Wakanda and Talokan . I'm not sure why Shuri feels compelled to burn the whole world down after her brother died of what appears to be natural causes, but she needs to be angry to get the story to its massive CGI conclusion. Where two computer generated armies do battle, rack up massive casualties, and carry zero emotional weight.
"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" boasts a fine cast. Bassett along with the returning Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, and Winston Duke are all excellent. Wright has big shoes and a Black Panther suit to fill and she acquits herself nicely but never really commands the role. Newcomer Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Namor is solid but has to deal with a role that starts strong and then falls apart. But Namor and Talokan definitely rock a better undersea look than DC's Aquaman.
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