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This.
Nobody in here has a problem with the cast being black.
Everyone is fully aware that Black Panther's predominantly black cast is because Wakanda is located in Africa. Of course everyone would be black or of native African descent.
My problem with Black Panther isn't the film having an all black cast, it's the film being celebrated and being put on a pedestal BECAUSE the cast is black. Nevermind the quality of the movie, that's irrelevant - both to critics and journalists.
Proof:
"Marvel's Black Panther is more than just a movie - it's a mic drop with a reverberating, triumphant thump that serves as a wake-up call for anyone still sleeping on the cinematic potential of superhero movies" - Critic Review
"The majority of moviegoers want to see films led by strong, intelligent characters that are more diverse than just heterosexual white men, especially when they are as thoughtfully and beautifully made as this one." - Critic Review
"Black Panther is not just smart and politically aware for a superhero film -- it's smart and politically aware, full stop." - Critic Review
"This is a big budget film directed by a black man, with a black superhero and a largely black cast. This kind of black power is something so rare in movies that it seemed like I was watching a foreign film, made in Wakanda, rather than Hollywood." - Critic Review
That's the kind of crap I've been talking about. Take that quoated second review and replace "heterosexual white male" with "heterosexual black male". See the double standard yet? Had the critic posted the latter, he'd be fired right now. But I guess it's okay to say that about a white demographic.
I don't hate Black Panthers black cast, I hate that it's celebrated BECAUSE it has a black cast - and not because of the quality of the film itself. It's lauded for it's political identity, and not it's movie quality. It's a box office success because of it's cultural hype, and not because it had revolutionary VFX like Jurassic Park or Avatar.
