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BY JALESSA CASTILLO
February 16 marked the release of one of Marvel’s most anticipated movies ‘Black Panther’.
The film follows T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman), The Black Panther, as he returns to his homeland a after helping The Avengers in previous films. Since his father has passed away he must take on the mantle of King of Wakanda and begin his role over the inconspicuous, yet highly advanced nation.
After a new enemy rears his head in the form of Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) T’Challa needs the help of his ex-lover Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) and his sister Shuri (Letitia Wright) to regain his throne and the role of The Black Panther.
What makes this film so special is the fact that most of the star-studded cast are African-American, including the main characters. Additionally, the director Ryan Coogler and the artist in charge of the movie’s soundtrack, Kendrick Lamar, are African-American as well.
'Black Panther' delivered the fifth largest opening of all-time, earning nearly $218 million in its opening weekend alone. This disproves the popular Hollywood myth that minorities can’t produce movies that can meet both critical and commercial success. I look forward to seeing more movies like this one, with a good plot, amazing minority directors, and an outstanding minority cast.
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