An Average Marvel Movie.

Rating: 6/10 (23 June 2018)

As an Avengers comics fan, I always had some interest for the Black Panther, which was a mix of interesting elements: Enhanced physicality, hi-tech and royal matters - royal matters in Africa! The film plays well on these elements.
I like the fact that Wakadans were divided, and not divided along a clear good/evil line, but divided along actual polemic elements like interventionism vs isolationism. All was not so clear cut which I think is a good point. If I were black, I would wonder about the "hope from the above tribe" message here, given that no such "above tribe" exists. Maybe it deals in ideals rather than hope - for they are much different.
The cinematography was well, but there was a problem with the tempo, a problem that makes it that its rythm is regular. Actors were okay, with the one playing the "General" being excellent in terms of acting and appearance. Images of modern Wakanda were amazing and different if a bit PC in their representation. The look of the "Gorilla" tribe's settings was awesome.
On the other hand, the most interesting vilain is lost somewhere in the middle of the movie. The fight scenes, especially the one between the two Panthers, are lacking in imagination and drama. The costumes, especially the one the Panther wears, looks a bit over-done.
All in all this is a movie that's with Iron Man 2 and Thor dark World rather than with Civil War or Ragnarok - a bit of a harduous movie, that will hopefully set the terrain for a better second chapter. That being said, it's still entertaining.