Black Panther Wakanda Forever Review:  Full Story main hero entry.

Black Panther Wakanda Forever Review: Full Story main hero entry..

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Wakanda Forever is also messy; unable to hammer home its themes in a meaningful and resonant way like the original managed to

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Ultimately, it's too much like standard Marvel fare. It feels as though it was made because the legacy of Black Panther needed to be continued, not because those making it were sparking with ideas.

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Now, thirty movies into the MCU, we're at a stage where content is the product that keeps the machine going.

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On the back of what has been a largely disappointing “phase” since Avengers: Endgame, it fell to Coogler to salvage the situation.

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But the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever director already had too much on his plate.

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Just like Shuri is unable to move on, Coogler has also struggled to move on with Wakanda Forever.

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The film grapples with the gaping hole left behind by Boseman's death — and it discovers that it has no answer. That feels fitting, albeit frustrating.

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Claws Its Way to $330 Million Opening at Global Box Office

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