Thomas

Wow, this movie is so great, I will never hear Scarlett Johanson's voice again and not think about Samantha.

I have never experienced a more powerful emotion of disgust and anger as at this film. Remarkable - sort of like a Satantango lite.

Now Marvel has officially made a blaxploitation film.

And before some liberal goes on about me being an entitled heterosexual white male and thus racist, let's set it straight.

I love black characters done right. Spawn is one instance. Static is another. Static Shock the Animated Series is an amazing instance showing black communities, their problems, gang violence - and the good people trying to help.

Black Panther is another thing entirely.

It's self-serious and unfunny.
It's ham-fisted in its message - using a stereotypical "African" accent just to nail in how "black" the characters are, and even the (quite terrible) song in the end sings "I hate people who feel entitled". The only white protagonist is referred to as "colonizer".
There's no character buildup for the villains - so much that they might as well be cardboard cutouts.
The mandatory strong independent female characters - remember, if you can only define a character as a "strong independent female", before defining who they are as a person, that is a comically bad character. As bad as the "testosterone-fueled bad-ass dude" and the rest of them.
The CGI is cheap, the soundtrack is bland and not memorable.

It is a sad time when movies think of not offending the overly sensitive audience, instead of telling a good story.