BlackPanther WakandaForever provides an emotional and uplifting conclusion to Phase 4 of the MCU. Our review:
"Soon we'll reach the shining river, Soon our pilgrimage will cease, Soon our happy hearts will quiver, With the melody of peace." – Robert Lowry/Ronald Pedley, 1864,"Shall We Gather at the River?"
How do you press forward in the wake of such an unmistakable tragedy? The world is so different than the one that the first Black Panther came into in 2018. For a multitude of reasons, both Marvel fandom and the general populace are struggling. As a culture, the United States especially struggles with loss and grief in particular. What were once cheers for Wakanda Forever at its unveiling became skepticism at its very existence when Boseman's loss was reported.
Like Black people in this country have been doing for years, he forged ahead with his eyes on unifying those contributing to this movie. The result is a tale of faith, identity, and legacy built upon the grief of the present. Wakanda Forever floats at the top of Phase 4 by allowing its emotions to overflow in order for something new to grow in its place.
T'Challa's sister Shuri is an ostensible protagonist. But, in actuality, the entire supporting cast of the first film is called on to lift the narrative above these morose circumstances. All that effort comes to bear as Wright is anchored in her family and country by Angela Bassett, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, and Winston Duke. Just like in real life, the principal players are adrift without their beloved king.
It's more clear than ever that the world is still trying to establish a new normal and just bringing everyone back didn't solve everything . Everything is propulsive in the early goings as beats bubble up and the audience is asked to digest them quickly before heading downstream, especially in the first hour. Yet, as the movie presses onward, the characters are allowed to ponder their pasts and futures in this expanding world.
Sites of water and community always flow back as key settings for this movie. Both Wakanda and Talocan clearly could not function without that element. The water has a memory, and so do the people who inhabit the two kingdoms. To wit, the element's presence forms the groundwater where this tale of two differing nations springs from.
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