A lot of whites will go see it for two reasons, white guilt (it got Obama elected) and to be seen by blacks at the theater so as to make themselves feel like they are down for the struggle. Seriously, I have been a Marvel fan for about 60 years and Black Panther was never even a B list player in the Marvel world. At least they did not turn another one of my favorites from a white guy to black, like they did with Nick Fury. Anyway, I won’t be standing in line, paying outragous money for popcorn, and then spend two hours being aggravated by cell phone screens, constant talkers, or that lady who laughs out loud at everything even if it is not funny. It will be free on Netflix in a couple months.
“A lot of whites will go see it for two reasons, white guilt (it got Obama elected) and to be seen by blacks at the theater so as to make themselves feel like they are down for the struggle.”
How will they be able to hear the movie?
“A lot of whites will go see it for two reasons, white guilt (it got Obama elected) and to be seen by blacks at the theater so as to make themselves feel like they are down for the struggle.”
Whites going to this movie to be “seen by blacks” are likely to get a nasty surprize. I would not be surprised to hear of many fights in the theatres.
The TBP may have a big opening in the US largely due to turnout by black audiences, but I expect the international numbers will be very low.