Black Panther, a short report

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I read various reviews about this movie, I needed to watch it to make my own opinion. Honestly, after half an hour, I was tempted to leave. It is full of little incoherences which, added together, made me think that it was a bad movie. Worst, it looks like an American view of a fantasized Africa. But, against all odds, it starts to turn really good : many characters have charisma, including the bad one, and we are immersed in a kind of Greek tragedy, except that the Greeks are Africans from Wakanda. Wakanda is supposed to be a third world country, but in fact it has the most advanced technology in the world that it hides to the rest of us. Wakandese are divided between sharing their technology, hiding it, or even rejecting it, which is the case of one of their tribes, kind of Spartans defending their traditions. Finally this innocent-looking Marvel comics movie asks a lot of philosophical questions : how should we react in front of injustice ? how to help those having nothing when one has everything ? where the reason of State should stop and when morals, ethics, honor should start ? And there is also a lot of action, a black super-hero, and a good dose of humor. Despite of a questionable and heavy-handed beginning, I recommend it.