{"id":366,"date":"2018-02-26T12:50:54","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T12:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drivexmovies.com\/?p=366"},"modified":"2018-02-26T12:50:54","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T12:50:54","slug":"review-the-cultural-impact-of-black-panther","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drivexmovies.com\/?p=366","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Cultural Impact Of Black Panther"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"366\" class=\"elementor elementor-366\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9db4b54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"9db4b54\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4afe91\" data-id=\"d4afe91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5841b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5841b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reelnewz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Black-Panther-2018.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37eab700 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"37eab700\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56b31599\" data-id=\"56b31599\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d05391 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66d05391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:fl-builder\/layout -->\n<p>The success of \u201cBlack Panther\u201d is an important cultural watermark for African-American heritage. Prior to the film\u2019s release date, the significant press was attributed to the predominant number of the film\u2019s black cast members, the film\u2019s black director Ryan Coogler, and the film\u2019s setting, a technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda. But, why all the fuss, what makes this film such cultural achievement? \u201cIt\u2019s a movie for now! I\u2019m excited that it exists. And I\u2019m excited that Marvel invested that much into the film\u201d, exclaimed James Faust, Artistic Director for the Dallas Film Society. \u201cBlack Panther\u201d is groundbreaking in the fact that never before in industry history has a film with such a predominately black cast had a $200 million dollar budget. \u201cI saw two very different screenings one was a mixed audience and the other was a black theater. At the black screening, we caught every single nuance that the other one (theater) didn\u2019t, why? Because the filmmakers were talking to us! It was written by black folk it was directed by black folk, you can tell!\u201d declared Chilimbwe Washington co-founder of the Austin Action Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p>The significantly recognizable crest is the flood of ticket sales \u201cBlack Panther\u201d has achieved, not only in setting a record for the highest presale tickets in the industries history.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI saw two very different screenings one was a mixed audience and the other was a predominately black audience. In attending the screening with the black audience, we caught every single nuance that the other one (theater) didn\u2019t, why? Because the filmmakers were talking to us! It was written by black folks it was directed by black folks, you can tell!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After \u201cBlack Panther\u2019s\u201d opening weekend it continues to set box office records, as reported by BoxOfficeMojo.com. Black Panther is only the fifth film to deliver over $200 Million in receipts for the 3-day weekend total and the second largest 4 day total in industry history.\u00a0 In addition to these historical records, the film posted the largest February opening weekend ($202,003,951), largest winter season-opening weekend ($202,003,951), largest Presidents Day opening weekend ($242,155,680), the largest Monday sales ($40,151,729) and the largest Thursday preview gross in the month of February ($25.2 Million). Most of the previous February record that \u201cBlack Panther\u201d broke were held by \u201cDeadpool\u201d, another Marvel film. Estimates for a films gross box office are based from that films opening weekend totals, those totals over time can be multiplied by a small percentage to determine what the film will gross over its theatrical run. \u201cDeadpool\u2019s\u201d Multiplier was 2.74x, which was the film that opened over the same weekend in 2016. If this same multiplier was applied to \u201cBlack Panther\u201d the total box office for the film would gross near $550 million. However, industry speculation puts \u201cBlack Panther\u201d closer to a 3x Multiplier which places its totals closer to \u201cThe Avengers\u201d total box office receipts.<\/p>\n<p>Before black Lives Matter the story of the police shooting of Oscar Grant was told through Director Ryan Coogler\u2019s first film \u201cFruitvale Station\u201d. A true-life story of how a 22-year-old was killed by transit police in San Francisco. Grant\u2019s death sparked outrage and protest in the Bay Area where Coogler had grown up. These experiences provided a substantial foundation for Coogler\u2019s direction for \u201cBlack Panther\u201d. The references to the Black Panther party, within the film, are plentiful starting with the films marketing campaign that had similarities to the famous Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton photograph, which was also linked in the wardrobe choice made for the photo of Michael B. Jordan in British GQ.\u00a0 Sterling K. Brown portrays, N\u2019Jobu, the father of Erik Killmonger this film\u2019s villain. During the opening of the film, The Black Panther party was a symbol of pride and strength for the African- American community who were raised in the 60s and 70s. A predominant reason for the creation of the Black Panther party was to deal with abuse of power by police against the African-American community. However, the political group supported the community with many social assistance programs such as health care, food pantries and student breakfast assistance. Almost from the inception, the police were at odds with the group resulting in a shoot-out with the Oakland police in 1967, where founder Huey P. Newton allegedly shot and killed a police officer. Newton was convicted of voluntary manslaughter but the case was later overturned on appeal. In 1969, a member of the Black Panther party was tortured and killed due to the fact that other members believed he was a police informant. During the early 1970s, the FBI began to investigate the group for criminal activities having been declared by the director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover, as \u201cOne of the greatest threats to the nation\u2019s internal security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marvel\u2019s \u201cBlack Panther\u201d was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby first appearing in Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966) just months prior to the political Black Panther party founding date. 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An advanced civilization built on the technology of the fictional mineral Vibranium, which holds a unique place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). All of this technology based on Vibranium which supports the more important display of the nearly all-black cast and its predominately African setting. Speaking about Africa, Faust states \u201cIt\u2019s a mess there is always factions of terrorism going on and you put this mythical magical country that hides itself from all that and its people whose sole purpose is to help each other yet there are tribes that have their individualities it might as well be an African Valhalla\u201d. Wakanda is a setting not typical for films of this stature, which traditionally showcase a much more urban and less affluent cast, setting and storyline. \u201cThere is nothing like the roles woman portray in this film, everything \u201cWonder Woman\u201d showed except with more clothes\u201d, stated Faust. The strength in the film the female characters that hold near equivalent roles in the film&#8217;s storyline stands tall along with their male counterparts.\u00a0 One of the most positive aspects of reviews from both fans and critics alike has been the female storylines within Black Panther. \u201cI really liked the idea of the women in their (Wakandan) culture it had a lot to say about how traditional women are the ones, in movies, who need to be saved. And I like that now they are shown as heroines\u201d, said Christian Gaston, a self-proclaimed, film nerd. Coogler, when interviewed about \u201cBlack Panther\u201d, has declared that he viewed the Black Panther as a Bond film, which becomes evident with Shuri portrayed by Letitia Wright. Shuri fills the technological needs T\u2019Challa has as Black Panther\u2019s very own \u201cQ\u201d. Angelica Fields a Computer Graphic added, \u201cShe (Shuri) was a scientist and she creates, that was really something I was proud of, to see a character that you don\u2019t always see in films\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Bongani Mlambo a Los Angeles based filmmaker who was born in Zimbabwe Africa stated, \u201cIn recent years with Oscars so white and other hashtags people feel Hollywood doesn\u2019t fully represent, in their films, the full plethora, depth and diversity of humanity in the types of stories that are told.\u201d \u201cBlack Panther\u2019s\u201d success is a form of validation that stories about and from the Black community are as good as any other Hollywood story\u201d, declared Mlambo Cinematographer of All Creatures Here Below. All though other films have showcased black superheroes, even within the MCU (\u201cBlade\u201d 1998), none have had the significance or impact like Coogler\u2019s \u201cBlack Panther\u201d. \u201cIt\u2019s the strength of African women with the strength of African men but you have to have the African \u2013American perspective to bring the story full circle\u201d, declared Marvel fan, D\u2019Qwaylon Rose. The film&#8217;s vision is a grand vision whose success should not be lost on Hollywood executives, who should recognize the importance of an expanded vision for the African-American community. One true certainty is that \u201cBlack Panther\u201d makes this film fan boldly declare\u2026 Black Power!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A true achievement for this film goes well beyond the box office to the heart of Africa in the setting of Wakanda. An advanced civilization built on the technology of the fictional mineral Vibranium, which holds a unique place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). All of this technology based on Vibranium which supports the more important display of the nearly all-black cast and its predominately African setting. 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