Posted on 02/19/2018 6:58:23 PM PST by SeekAndFind
The Ryan Coogler-directed "Black Panther" has set a new box office record with an estimated $192 million for its three-day debut in North America.
Disney and Marvel Studios' "Black Panther," starring Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan, earned the highest debut ever for a February film and the fifth biggest opening of all time among other box office records, according to CNN Money, which added that it's also the largest opening for an African-American director.
The February opening record previously belonged to "Deadpool," which brought in $132 million in 2016.
Media measurement and analytics company comScore called the film an "important milestone."
"'Black Panther' exceeded even the grandest box office expectations while simultaneously breaking down cinematic barriers and marking a turning point in the evolution of the genre," comScore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian was quoted as saying.
The film challenges the Hollywood notion that "actors and directors of color are less bankable than their white male counterparts," notes Forbes.
Rotten Tomatoes has given it a rating of 97 percent. "'Black Panther' elevates superhero cinema to thrilling new heights while telling one of the MCU's most absorbing stories — and introducing some of its most fully realized characters," it says.
The superhero movie "proved surprisingly religious," PJ Media's Tyler O'Neil wrote in an op-ed. "'Black Panther' showed main characters praying to religious beings who remained offscreen, or invoking their aid against one another," he explained.
Focus on the Family's Plugged In review noted that while some of the film's themes "echo Christian ideas and values, the movie's explicit spiritual framework is rooted in another mythos" (people pray to ancestors and praise the panther god, Bast).
Still, some Christians, including gospel music veteran Kirk Franklin, expressed support for the film, saying it represents hope for a community of people.
The film is about five African tribes warring over a meteorite of the alien metal vibranium centuries ago.
A warrior consumes a "heart-shaped herb" affected by the metal and receives superhuman abilities, becoming the first "Black Panther." The superhero then unites the tribes as one nation, Wakanda. However, the Jabari Tribe refuses to follow. The Wakandans exploit the vibranium for technological advancements and isolate themselves from the rest of the world by posing as a Third World country, as the film progresses.
You make presumptions that are likely not true. Plus, your grammar sucks. “could of”... really? When do you expect to finish the 7th grade?
Why the absurd double standard? A comic book movie with BLM matter themes and a Black utopia free from Whites. Yeah, I’m the idiot.
“‘Black Panther’ Review:
The Movie’s Hero is Trump,
the Villain is Black Lives Matter”
Plot sounds stupid
Vibranium?
Facts are stubborn things. Can’t argue on issues name call, right?
“I can’t imagine throwing away good money...”
Well, I would assume 80 percent of the audience for this movie is using somebody else’s money.
The great money shuffle from the gubbermint to hollyweird.
What a country, eh?
Really? So the black athletes kneeling in the NFL protesting about (perceived) racism makes my assertions false? Rappers like Jay-Z trashing Trump's economy that's helping blacks?
LeBron James right now is locked in a fight with Laura Ingraham. This guy is worth well over $200 million. He grew up with no father and completely excelled at a sport since he was in middle school and here he is screaming about how racist and evil America is.
Where the Hell have you been? Plus, your grammar sucks. “could of”... really? When do you expect to finish the 7th grade?
My grammar and punctuation rocks! I get compliments from FReepers all the time. I was on my smartphone on my last post so I'm not going to be as articulate. But I logged into my desktop computer just to demolish your argument.
Okay, Chimark, let’s talk about facts. You said this is a racist movie, yet likely haven’t seen it. I haven’t seen it either but have read dozen of reviews. None even hinted that this movie is racist. On what do you base your claim? If you can’t support it, it proves you’re an idiot...or perhaps it would more accurate to say you’re an ignoramus.
Black Leftists are FURIOUS that the film is too “conservative” and “devalues” Black American “revolutionaries.”
I’ll reserve judgment & wait until I see it myself. I haven’t been to the theater in years, (getting agoraphobic in my old cranky age). Will check it out when it comes to home video.
Wow. In your examples, Extremely Extreme a Extremist, you cited nothing related to the movie. You are clearly a racist.
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WRONG. BLM is REJECTED in the film. Even a White guy is preferred over Black racist "revolution". It is stunning, and the message is dividing Blacks nationwide, with the most liberal among them upset and angry at Disney and Coogler.
“My grammar and punctuation rocks!” That sentence is grammatically incorrect. You probably don’t even know why. That’s funny.
I went and saw the movie as well. The BLM revolution by force was roundly rejected - and yes, a white guy was seen as an ally above the main promoter of revolution by force.
To be fair, it is a comic book movie - but if one can suspend disbelief about Norse Gods and a suit that is years head of us technologically, you can suspend disbelief about a completely unknown civilization.
Actually, my examples correlate perfectly to how black leftists used the movie as their vehicle to shame or put-down white people and America. The media coverage alone, which saw and reported on the movie through the race-hustling lens rather than reviewing the movie objectively, further proves my point.
You are clearly a racist.
Yep, that's me. Got a cross-burning rally tomorrow. 18 and a half years of posting on FR and I've finally been outed!
That sentence is grammatically incorrect.
Damn straight! I mix it up here. I'm not some stodgy old fellow blowing dust off of an old English book to appease some schmuck here trying to shame me into using "good" grammar.
Bruce Lee was that version back in the day. Asian guy standing up to all.
Psst...The correct grammar usage is "No one."
No one is saying that the movie is racist.
What we're pointing out though, is that black leftists are using the movie to promote social justice agit-prop and the usual America is racist crap.
I have already said that I will now check out the movie after seeing positive reviews from objective media sources like Breitbart and of course fellow FReepers.
I'll leave my Klan hoodie at home this time :-)
“Actually, my examples correlate perfectly to how black leftists used the movie as their vehicle to shame or put-down white people and America”
You’re assertions are incorrect. Back them up, if you can.
There's a popular search engine called Google. Use it.
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