The film has been praised for its strong women, but Wakanda, its imagined African country, is a patriarchal monarchy
Next Sunday, Marvel’s Black Panther will compete for the best picture award at the Oscars. If it wins, it will not only be a first-time victory for a superhero movie, it will also be the first time a film that celebrates black culture will take the award. After all, unlike the few black films previously nominated, Black Panther is not a story about black suffering – it is a salute to black people’s rich cultural heritage.
These cultural elements are what I enjoyed most about the film: the music, the markets, the food, the aesthetics, the mythology and philosophy, the dance and communal vibrancy. I’m rooting for all this to lead to an Academy Award.
Continue reading...from The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/18/black-panther-oscar-feminist-film-wakanda
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