Hyped/Boring/Blurry? - Yes! Champion of underdog?-No!

Rating: 1/10 (25 February 2018)

aA smartly executed business gimmick (which is now $500million) to serve a blend of the undisputed favourite, DC's Bruce Wayne on top of yesteryears' critically acclaimed academy award winners 12 Years A Slave and Moonlight, which compassionately dealt with the prejudice against the community.
Yet, Black Panther fails to give me a high.
The movie makers weren't sure whether they wanted to cash in over the geo-political happenings around the world or to honestly bring us entertainment. Unfortunately, it still manages to be self proclaimed best marvel, in fact the best superhero movie, as far as the B.O. numbers are going to due hype created by professional and politically influenced critics.
Its neither the first black superhero movie (wait! wasn't Hancock a superhero?)
nor the first movie with an entire black cast(what about Straight Outta Compton?).
Besides, for covering up the "blurry stationary flaws", they say that one shouldn't judge it as it deals with elevating the oppressed. Really?
My dear friends! there is no such thing as "upliftment of the downtrodden" or "being champion of the underdog" in these 2 hours. Instead, if the film is losing something, its the emotions.
On contrary to your presumption, here King T'Challa, throughout his spectacle, is obsessed with trying to set up his monarchy over Wakanda. He ensures that no outsider, no matter who he is, ascends the throne. The only moment you see a righteous statesman in him, is when you see him confronting his father for murdering his uncle.
The antagonist, in contrast, depicts an orphan, poor, homeless and unguided kid with a motive, which although disturbing, forces us to relate him with an underdog.
If kids are looking out to watch this movie to gain self confidence to deal with social taboos, I suggest them to better see documentaries/videos of modern day achievers like Serena, Usain or Oprah, who tackled the taboos which an average black youth faces every day.
Coming back to the movie, the only praiseworthy thing I felt is the strong portrayal of female characters, which seem no lesser than the protagonist. The only place where they find themselves behind the protagonist, is in the title of the movie.