A passionate film

Rating: 9/10 (19 February 2018)

Right out of the gate, one of my favorite features of this film is how vibrantly colorful it is. So many of the MCU movies (and action movies in general) have a pretty dull color scheme with only the occasional pop of color. I enjoyed the large range of colors and patterns on display.
I liked that most of the plotlines in the movie focused on personal relationships, and that so many of them were familial. T'challa and Shuri's interactions were adorable.
Killmonger was an incredibly compelling and multi-dimensional villain.
The various interactions between Shuri, Nakia, and Okoye were wonderful. Their personalities and personal relationships with each other felt fleshed out.
The score for Black Panther was absolutely amazing.
There were only two things that bugged me:
1- Some of special effects did not look good and were in my opinion pretty noticeable. Such as, during T'challa's initial coronation ceremony, the crowds of people standing on the cliffsides didn't really blend well with the background. Several of the times that people got thrown during the final big fight scene weren't great either. etc.
2- I with they had shown or said what the consequences were for W'Kabi's actions. I would have liked to know if he was in prison (I assume so), if the people that followed his charge were jailed or not since they were just following his orders (since I got the feeling they would have followed his orders regardless of if they agreed and if they would be punished accordingly or if would be less harsh since it would be seen more as fulfilling their duty to follow W'Kabi.). Regardless of what happened to W'Kabi, I would have also like to see if there would be any hint of a chance for redemption since he had such close relationships with several of the main characters.
Regardless of these complaints, they weren't enough for me to knock off a star.