“We did a totally Afrocentric, natural hair movie,” Ms. Friend said. “There was not a pressing comb or relaxer on set. That wasn’t happening. We’re in a moment when people are feeling empowered about being black. And that’s one thing you see when you watch ‘Black Panther.’ The hair helps communicate that.”
Camille Friend, the head of the “Black Panther” hair department.
“I think the first [female character] I’m going to talk about is actually Shuri, played by Letitia.
That character, to have a little sister, it’s not very often that you see a superhero with a little sister. So I think that is probably not going to occur to people that that, it’s not unheard of but it’s an unusual thing, so I think it brings out a different part of his character. […]
All these characters are strong. Even if it’s not a physical prowess, there is a mental prowess. It’s intelligence and savvy and so all of them present that, but the one that stands out the most actually is Shuri because of the ability, the way a little sister can poke at you and you’re protective of her but she still thinks she’s your mother, like all those different things.” — Chadwick Boseman
one of the many things that I loved about Black Panther (2018) is how conveniently small the part of the whites in the movie is: a secondary crazy ass villain with little screen time and a former pilot being there when they needed someone to take some jets down while everybody else was busy doing more important things. I mean… beautiful.
Hey people, if you’ve seen Black Panther and you loved it. If you can? Do three things. Google the title and rate it a thumbs up on the sidebar. On rotten tomatoes? Also rate it high. And lastly? Head on over to imdb and do the same.
Salty whites who can’t stand to see black people enjoy fantasy media with their own faces in it are skewing the audience scores.
Pass Through Fire 