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What a gut punch. It's hard to overstate the cultural impact a movie like Black Panther had. It maybe seems silly, seeing that it's a comic book movie, but it
by acjohnson55 6y ago
What a gut punch.
It's hard to overstate the cultural impact a movie like Black Panther had. It maybe seems silly, seeing that it's a comic book movie, but it truly showed what can happen when you give a bunch of excellent folks a real summer blockbuster budget, who historically don't get carte blanche.
And to think of Boseman's artistic output while battling this awful disease. Truly a gift to the world.
- dx87 6y agoBlack Panther was the movie that made me realize how important minority representation can be in movies. I live near Baltimore, and the movie theatre near me was packed every weekend with kids and teens as part of youth programs. I think the movie was playing in that theatre for over two months after it had left most other theatres.
- acjohnson55 6y agoI used to teach high school in Baltimore. It was an intense job that I rarely miss, but I do wish I could have experienced seeing how the kids processed it. Then again, it probably would have been hella irritating in the moment. Kids telling me "no mister Johnson I will not sit in my seat, Wakanda forever", in Wakanda accent.