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| Marvel's Black Panther |
BY JALESSA CASTILLO
After 35 years of a film ban, the conservative country is bringing movie theaters back with the showing of Ryan Coogler's "Black Panther".
April 18 marks the day that both men and women will be allowed to attend the screening in AMC’s theater. The luxurious new theater is in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and features 500 leather seats.
The choice in film is both surprising yet completely understandable. The coveted movie was raked the 10th-highest-grossing film of all time and has had some of the best reviews for any movie, superhero or not.
The unpredicted aspect comes from the fact that the movie celebrates diversity, powerful women, and equality. These ideals strongly differ from that of the regime that is known for little consideration toward human rights, especially those of women.
Nevertheless, this could show a great change for the country and could ultimately lead to their citizens having more rights. Only time will tell but the future looks bright with plans to build 100 theaters across 25 cities in Saudi Arabia by 2030.
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