Thank you for the explanation on Letitia Wright - I was wondering what happened there. I'm glad they resolved it. I vaguely remember the director stating it had been resolved peacefully and there were no worries or changes.
I was surprised they didn't center it more on Nakia - who has more presence and charisma. But I get why - in the comics, it was his sister who took on the role of Black Panther. Also, Nakia wouldn't want it - she didn't want to be front and center, and she's raising a son. I was glad that she got the role of saving Shuri and Riri, as opposed to someone else.
I was glad there wasn't a romantic interest - or relieved - because it is very rare in movies, for the female lead not to have a romantic love interest that she either has to save or saves her. Only in the recent Marvel films have they swung away from it. DC has yet to follow suite. But if you haven't seen a ton of these types of films - you most likely won't pick up on how they upturned that particular trope, or television series. In the 20th Century and up until about five years ago, you didn't get a female action film without a love interest. Male action films - no love interest, but female? Forget about it.
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Date: 2022-11-30 02:15 am (UTC)I was surprised they didn't center it more on Nakia - who has more presence and charisma. But I get why - in the comics, it was his sister who took on the role of Black Panther. Also, Nakia wouldn't want it - she didn't want to be front and center, and she's raising a son. I was glad that she got the role of saving Shuri and Riri, as opposed to someone else.
I was glad there wasn't a romantic interest - or relieved - because it is very rare in movies, for the female lead not to have a romantic love interest that she either has to save or saves her. Only in the recent Marvel films have they swung away from it. DC has yet to follow suite. But if you haven't seen a ton of these types of films - you most likely won't pick up on how they upturned that particular trope, or television series. In the 20th Century and up until about five years ago, you didn't get a female action film without a love interest. Male action films - no love interest, but female? Forget about it.