Mixed bag of emotions !

Rating: 6/10 (24 February 2018)

To be honest I wasn't convinced by the introduction of Black Panther in "Captain America : Civil War", there was absolutely nothing wrong with the performance it just didn't have the same impact for me as it did with majority of audiences. However after viewing the characters' solo film I am now much more interested in the character. Although saying that I have a mixed bag of emotions after watching this film because I feel as if I'm missing out on something because I just thought this film was ok/average.
The praise that this film has received and is receiving from critics and fans a like is amazing to see. On one hand I can understand where people are coming from if they absolutely loved this film, however I can also understand people for not liking this film as well.
Positives
Ryan Coogler has done a great job with this film and it is really good to see a young inexperienced director being given a chance to directed a big budget blockbuster. The directing is, for the most part, very good fro start to finish and definitely standouts out from all the other entries in the MCU. For me he has only increased his reputation with the industry and I cant wait to see what he does next.
The cast are all really good in the film, Lupita Nyong'o, Angela Bassett, Andy Serkis, Daniel Kaluuya, Forest Whitaker and Martin Freeman are all really strong throughout the film. However there is no surprise to say that there are two standout performances in the film, firstly Chadwick Boseman. He is really good in the film and has a interesting character arc throughout the film, he shows a lot of range in emotions. Definitely an improvement from his cameo in "Civil War" and I'm interested to see where the character goes next. However for me personally the standout of the film is Michael B. Jordan as KIllmonger. He is simply fantastic from to start to finish and the best part to his character is the fact that you can understand his motivations. In a strange way I felt a lot of empathy for his character even though he is the villain, one of the best villains in the MCU for a long while.
Negatives
Now unfortunately this is where I start to get confused where all the praise for this film is coming from because at heart this film is nothing new. The story of a young man being named king after his fathers death, weaving his way through the early stages of his monarchy. Only then to have it taken away by the revengeful character who comes into the film and "kills" him. Miraculously is then found to be half alive, come its a MCU film what else did you expect, sent back to his kingdom to have a showdown fight with the villain.....the end. Is it me or is that story familiar and not that original really, like don't get me wrong I understand the social messages of the film. I understand what an amazing achievement and landmark moment in cinema this is but I was expecting more, considering the praise this film is getting. I had even seen some reviews of this film being on the level of "The Dark Knight" and "Logan" which is insulting to those films to say the least.
The only other complaint I have is that the CGI here and there is a little hit and miss, there are some waterfall scenes that look a little jarring, but other than that it was fine.
Overall its ok/average 60% out of 100 or 6 out of 10, it is nowhere near as good as I hoped or thought this film was going to be considering the incredible praise this film has. Even though I didn't personally particularly love it I can understand why people do, I can also understand why people don't love this film and both of those opinions are valid. Directing very good, performances really good, other than that its just your run of the mill MCU film and not that mind blowing.