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Rating: 10/10 (22 February 2018)

Great movie, action, comedy, politics, messages, totally different from most Marvel movies. For one, we're used to seeing white super heroes. For once, Marvel showed the world that white people aren't the only ones that can be "super."
I read one review where the guy said...."it was unrealistic.... how can a woman beat up men twice her size?" Really... did you ask that same question when Widow was taking 2-3 men down her size in Civil War? For the record, Widow is much smaller (and shorter) than Okoye.
I loved the fact that it wasn't overly comical. Marvel had dipped too much into the comedy pool in Thor Ragnorok and other various movies. This time, they were subtle with it. Not over the top trying to press it too much.
I loved the fact that they showed black people prior to colonization. Before white people came into the country and changed it forever. It gave us a snapshot of what life was like (minus the sci-fi aspects). The tribal traditions, respect, honor, loyalty. So many times blacks are depicted as disloyal, gang bangers, drug dealers, ghetto, uneducated, slaves or basketball players. They are much more and this movie showed us that. I believe those who couldn't grasp the concept gave the movie a low rating because they were looking for what we see in white driven Marvel movies. This movie needed to set itself a part from those movies.
The movie did have it's flaws.. but what movie doesn't? A 1 out of 10 even on a bad day this movie is not. Those who rated it that way seem to be a bit misguided in their critique. Saying it's the worse Marvel movie when you have the first Hulk sitting out there, Elektra,Both Fantastic 4 movies,Daredevil, Ghost Rider, Punisher, and a few others... saying this is the worse says you probably don't know much about movies or you have an agenda with your rating.
I love the score, it was on point, not overbearing, and full of drums. If you never knew anything about tribes, they use a lot of drums! I saw someone on here complaining about the drums.
Lastly, Marvel movies have NEVER been known for their great plots or well defined characters. They are action sci-fi movies with a taste of drama and suspense. I don't expect an academy award for any of them or the actors/actresses. Neither should any of us.
This movie did what it was supposed to do... entertain, give us something new, and lead us into the Infinity War. It did that.