Black Panther

"Long live the king."

2018 2h 15m EN

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 24,069

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Synopsis

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King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne by factions within his own country as well as without. Using powers reserved to Wakandan kings, T'Challa assumes the Black Panther mantle to join with ex-girlfriend Nakia, the queen-mother, his princess-kid sister, members of the Dora Milaje (the Wakandan 'special forces') and an American secret agent, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.

“Long live the king.”

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Cast

Chadwick Boseman
T'Challa / Black Panther
Michael B. Jordan
Erik Killmonger
Lupita Nyong'o
Nakia
Danai Gurira
Okoye
Martin Freeman
Everett K. Ross
Daniel Kaluuya
W'Kabi
Letitia Wright
Shuri
Winston Duke
M'Baku

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ryan Coogler
Writers: Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole, Simeon Wilkins
Languages: English, Korean, Swahili, Xhosa
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Budget of $200M — blockbuster tier. Only ~1% of films ever made reach this.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 6.7× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Korean, Swahili, Xhosa.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Black Panther Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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6 / 8

CAST

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653+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ryan Coogler, shot by Rachel Morrison. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ludwig Göransson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ryan Coogler directs. Rachel Morrison behind the camera. Ludwig Göransson scores. Debbie Berman cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Korean, Swahili, Xhosa.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Budget of $200M — blockbuster tier. Only ~1% of films ever made reach this.
2Made its money back 6.7× over at the box office.
3Released 8 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Korean, Swahili, Xhosa.
5Part of the "Black Panther Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6653+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
7Directed by Ryan Coogler, shot by Rachel Morrison. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Ludwig Göransson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Debbie Berman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong'o carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "Long live the king.".
12IMDB entry: tt1825683 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1324,069 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
14Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Rachel Morrison
Original score: Ludwig Göransson
Editing: Debbie Berman
Production design: Hannah Beachler
Costume design: Ruth E. Carter
Makeup / hair: Bailey Domke
VFX supervisor: Jamie Hallett
Sound: Steve Boeddeker
Stunt coordinator: Jonathan Eusebio
Runtime: 135 min · 2h 15m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $200,000,000
Box office: $1,349,926,083
Return: 675% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Black Panther (2018)

Awards

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress
MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
Saturn Award for Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture

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Part of

Black Panther Collection

Wakanda and its metropolis, dominated by modern high-rise buildings, is a technically advanced nation in Africa that is cut off from the outside world and pretends to be a poor third world country. Thanks to a meteorite impact and a resulting source of raw material, the only local metal vibranium, the African country can make itself invisible to the rest of the world under a huge camouflage device. Also, because the source of progress could wreak havoc in the wrong hands, the early leaders of Wakanda opted for isolation, which continues to this day.

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Gimly2018-02-14
★ 7/10
The reviews for Black Panther are all essentially saying the same thing: This is a great movie because it's so different from anything we've seen before, not just in the MCU but in the superhero genre overall, the villain is fantastic and Black Panther is just a new and totally innovative film. Allow me to disagree (almost) entirely. Black Panther is a great film, not because it breaks the mould, but because Marvel Studios has a successful pattern and Black Panther adheres to it completely. Obviously the importance of a lead who is not just black but actually African is not to be understated, we have the least white cast of any superhero movie to date and they absolutely killed it, all very important socio-political stuff, to be sure. But the bones of Black Panther, the plot, the script, the events, the turns, all of that, it's a carbon copy of what's worked 17 times before. It works again, don't get me wrong, Black Panther truly was an experience, both important and fantastic, but to say it re-invented the wheel here, is, to me, an outright lie. Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time.
hankster30002018-02-17
★ 1/10
Overrated and overhyped. Definitely avoid. Watch on redbox if you must.
Movie Queen412018-02-17
★ 10/10
This is definitely one of Marvel's best because the story is compelling and the characters are well developed. Black Panther and his friends and family must defend themselves and their homeland of Wakanda from the clutches of Klau (Andy Serkis) and Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan). Not only is the lead actor great as T'Challa/Black Panther, but the supporting cast does a fine job as well, especially the female actors. T'Challa is surrounded by smart, strong women. Marvel seems to break its villain curse with Klau and especially Killmonger. Killmonger is very well developed and even sympathetic at times, despite his villainy. He sort of reminded me of Tom Hiddleston's Loki. The action scenes and special effects are outstanding. Highly recommended if you enjoy comic book movies.