Black Panther (spoilers)

The week of its opening my group of friends and I managed to squeeze into the Malco theater on the square for a 10:20 showing of The Black Panther.  Before the movie even began I surveyed the packed theater filled to the point of overflowing with people in all forms of costuming eagerly awaiting the film.  The theater practically palpated energy, everyone chatting and laughing until the theater lights dimmed and a synchronized silence fell over the room. 

The first scene opens with a raid on a convoy of trucks trafficking African woman so some undisclosed location.  Here crowned prince T'Challa  and his general Okoye demonstrate their physical prowess in thier attempt to recuse Nacia, who we find is in no need of recuse but instead furious that T'Challa would interrupt her mission.  It is here we encounter the big theme of what does Wakanda owe the world and its Black brothers. Wakanda has always lived by a reclusive and self preservative lifestyle with little too no intervention in the outside world.  It is from this core theme at all other themes stem from, whether it be colonialism, identity, feminism, loyalty, and truth. 

The next major scene is the entrance of Wakanda where we see an Africa untouched by colonization and far more technologically advanced that any other civilization.  Here we are introduced to T'Challa's sister and head technician, Shuri.  Rounding out the three powerful and bad ass women of this movie, who proceed to tease T'Challa to know end thought the movie.  These three woman would play key roles in providing support and advice to T'Challa, but that description would be a disservice to the vital roles and themes each embodies.   Okoye embodied strength and loyalty to the utmost, always choosing her loyalty to her country above all else, even opting to stay behind and serve Kill monger when he usurped the throne of Wakanda.  Shuri, the head of technology of the most advanced civilization, embodies intelligence and dispels any notion that woman  lack in any way.  Lastly there is Nacia who left T'Challa and Wakanda to serve as a war dog so that she might better help the rest of the world.  She questions Wakanda's policy of isolation and seeks to play a grater role in aiding the world. 
Nacia exemplifies the benevolent and moderate side while War Monger serves as the violent and radical side to this argument.  .  An abandoned prince who seeks to use Wakanda technology to change the world order and put blacks on top.  He divides the world in two sides, the conquerors and the conquered and he has seen his people too long as the conquered.  He is outraged at Wakanda's ambivalence to the world order and colonization of its people.    While I don't approve of the violent actions taken by he had a reason and a point.  Colonization did horrible things to entire races and countries the after math we still clearly see today and will still see for decades to come, which is why this movie is so important.  A complex fun movie with a majority back cast emphasizing current issues.  What more could we ask for?  A movie that provides black audiences with confident successful characters who stand up for their beliefs and rights.  A movie well worth everyone's time.