While not all Marvel blockbusters are created equal, Black Panther, with its enthusiastic reception from critics and the public, was a milestone. For The Continent, there is even a before and after to the Ryan Coogler film released in 2018, which “dared to imagine an African kingdom that remained untouched by Western imperialism, rich with a whole pantheon of African heroes. By all accounts, his exaltation of African cultures and his array of black talent, in front of and behind the camera, marked a turning point in the still ongoing fight for better representation. The action film following the adventures of King T’Challa (the late Chadwick Boseman) has become a reference.
The weekly, linked to the major South African newspaper Mail & Guardian, take advantage of the upcoming release (November 9 in France, November 11 in the United States) of the second part, Black Panther : Wakanda Forever, also directed by Ryan Coogler, to analyze the considerable influence of the film on the cinema industry and African pop culture