Why Black Panther is such an important movie?

Why black panther is such an important movie?

Diamond Allen

            I feel as though Black Panther is such an important movie because it was the first black superhero movie. For years black people have been asking and wanting a black superhero movie. Black Panther was finally that black movie that we've been waiting for. This movie is what we've been waiting for because it is a big thing for the black community. The Film Black Panther has brought up many issues in society such as racial injustice, colonization, and political differences.

            Colonization is a big problem in the Black Panther Film. Killmonger brings up colonization when he goes back to the museum to try to get the stolen artifacts back. When speaking with the curator at the museum he goes on to talk and explain how they got the objects. This is a big issue because museums now like to keep artifacts that does not belong to them. I know that some things were sold to Americans for money but if you think back white Americans were colonizers from Europe. Artifacts have been taken from so many tribes. When the Europeans came and colonized America and Africa they took artifacts. Many countries have been asking for their artifacts back for years and museums refuse them because we as Americans feel as though we have the right to keep their artifacts.

            Colonization and political differences was a big issue in the movie because Killmonger wanted to distribute the weapons across the world to empower the people and over throw the injustice of the government. Killmonger stated that he wanted anarchy to happen. He explained that he basically wanted to redo history and make sure that the African American community was on top and the white community was on the bottom. White people have stolen from us and other cultures for so many years and we barely retaliated. Killmonger expresses how we have to rise up and take back what is ours. He wants everyone to come together and not keep themselves from the world.

            For many years we have been given superhero movies based around non people of color. Even the movie Guardians of the galaxy had a movie and at some points it was focused on the racoon. We had these movies before we had a superhero movie based around a majority all black cast. Now that we have one it definitely does point out the injustice African Americans have experienced for years.