Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

"Forever."

2022 2h 42m EN

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Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia and Everett Ross and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.

“Forever.”

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Cast

Letitia Wright
Shuri
Tenoch Huerta Mejía
Namor
Lupita Nyong'o
Nakia
Danai Gurira
Okoye
Winston Duke
M'Baku
Angela Bassett
Ramonda
Martin Freeman
Everett Ross
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Valentina Allegra de Fontaine

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ryan Coogler
Writers: Jasmine Alexia Jackson, Ryan Coogler, Ryan Coogler
Languages: English, French, Haitian; Haitian Creole, Spanish, Xhosa
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 162 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Budget of $250M — blockbuster tier. Only ~1% of films ever made reach this.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 3.4× over at the box office.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: English, French, Haitian; Haitian Creole, Spanish, Xhosa.

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6 / 8

CINEMA

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ryan Coogler directs. Autumn Durald Arkapaw behind the camera. Ludwig Göransson scores. Kelley Dixon cuts. A long sit — settle in. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French, Haitian; Haitian Creole, Spanish, Xhosa.

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1Clocks in at 162 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Budget of $250M — blockbuster tier. Only ~1% of films ever made reach this.
3Made its money back 3.4× over at the box office.
4Released 4 years ago.
5Dialogue crosses 5 languages: English, French, Haitian; Haitian Creole, Spanish, Xhosa.
6Part of the "Black Panther Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
7658+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
8Directed by Ryan Coogler, shot by Autumn Durald Arkapaw. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
9Original score by Ludwig Göransson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
10Editor Kelley Dixon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
11Letitia Wright and Tenoch Huerta Mejía and Lupita Nyong'o carry the top of the cast.
12Marketing tagline: "Forever.".
13IMDB entry: tt9114286 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
14Classified under 17 themes, including "hero", "loss of loved one", "superhero", "royal family".
15Released under 25 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Original score: Ludwig Göransson
Editing: Kelley Dixon
Production design: Hannah Beachler
Costume design: Ruth E. Carter
Makeup / hair: Leonard MacDonald
VFX supervisor: Geoffrey Baumann
Sound: David C. Hughes
Stunt coordinator: Andy Gill
Runtime: 162 min · 2h 42m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $250,000,000
Box office: $859,102,154
Return: 344% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

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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The Movie Mob2022-11-11
★ 7/10
Wakanda Forever was an earnest film that tackled some tough themes and honored its hero well but got bogged down introducing vast new worlds and complicated characters. Wakanda Forever left me with mixed emotions. The respect and love paid to the legacy of Chadwick Boseman were heartfelt, meaningful, and sincere. The movie wisely grappled with the aftermath of T’Challa’s passing on his family and nation. This subject matter created excellent opportunities to dive deeper into characters like Shuri, Nakia, and even M’Baku. Instead, Wakanda Forever primarily served as a vehicle to introduce Namor and Talokan. The film rightfully embraced a more somber tone as it dealt with themes of loss and legacy, but the mournful spirit caused the plot to sag and drag along throughout most of the runtime. Winston Duke offers the little levity the movie had. The cast delivered exceptionally, with Angela Bassett’s performance as the true standout. I liked the movie, but the melancholy approach made it more difficult to really enjoy, and the introduction of Namor and his threat to Wakanda chewed up so much of the story that it was difficult to bring closure to characters struggling with loss and heartbreak satisfyingly.
Manuel São Bento2022-11-11
★ 7/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/black-panther-wakanda-forever-spoiler-free-review "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever may not quite measure up to its predecessor, but it leaves a proud, beautiful, silent tribute to the legacy of Chadwick Boseman, telling an emotionally powerful, resonant story about how grief can truly be love persevering. The screenplay runs into problems when it deviates from the central theme and tries to mix in other MCU stories/characters, with Namor and Riri suffering collateral damage. Technically, the action set pieces are mostly riveting, despite some inconsistent VFX and lighting. Score and sound production stand out in a remarkably memorable manner. Brutally passionate, moving performances, especially from Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett, and Danai Gurira. Exquisite pacing reduces the weight of the long runtime. Totally worth the emotional investment." Rating: B+
CinemaSerf2022-11-14
★ 6/10
Mourning the unexplained death of King "T'Challa", the tech-rich African nation of "Wakanda" returns Queen "Ramonda" (Angela Bassett) to the throne and she must stabilise the kingdom and try to help her daughter "Shuri" (Letitia Wright) deal with the loss of her much-loved brother. A fireside chat late one night doesn't quite go to plan though, when they are introduced to an interloper. "Namor" (Tenoch Huerta) arrives to ask their help to thwart the Americans who nave managed to design a machine that can trace vibranium, and this has put his hitherto unknown population of underwater, Mesoamerican, people at risk. Either they help him to track down the scientist who created this or there could be war. The Princess and her general head to Massachusetts where they track down a college student who is almost as much of a whizz-kid as "Shuri". The FBI are on soon their trail and skedaddle they must, straight into the arms of the waiting "Talokan" who take them to their beautiful watery homeland where we learn just how they evolved. Somewhat narked, the Queen wants her daughter back and that action sows the seeds for a conflict between the two nations that, well, you can guess the rest. Sadly, that's the problem here. Despite a really strong and vibrant performance from Wright and some very fine production values, there is precious little story here. It is far, far, too long to sustain the thin plot and the conflict engineered between the two races is flawed in more ways than an US Congressional election. The pace is really slow, the combat scenes could have been choreographed by Sir Matthew Bourne - or by a Wakandan cheerleader at their equivalent of the "Superbowl" - and the supporting characters aren't on screen long enough to give Miss Wright enough help to wade through the frequent tedium. I wasn't helped by Huerta's very thick accent which made his dialogue nigh-on impossible to comprehend at times and the denouement screamed sequel so loudly that I forgot that I'd long given up on any jeopardy at the end two hours ago. There is a bit of character tragedy, character loyalty and thankfully Martin Freeman's ("Ross" - why does he need an American accent?) appears but sparingly as we go along but Marvel must stop taking the audience for granted. They have to realise that their gorgeous Avatar-esque visual effects and technical wizardry are not going to entertain us indefinitely if the stories continue to deliver so weakly. Great to look at, a few power-ballads from the soundtrack and Wright is certainly a stylish and classy star - otherwise, this is a film nobody will remember in two years time, I'll bet!